What are the first, second and third laws of thermodynamics?
The laws can be stated in several ways, here’s one: First law: The increase in the internal energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added to the system by heating, plus the amount added in the form of work done on the system Second law: The entropy of an isolated system not at thermal equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value. Third law: As a system approaches absolute zero of temperature all processes cease and the entropy of the system approaches a minimum value Zeroth law: If two thermodynamic systems A and B are in thermal equilibrium, and B and C are also in thermal equilibrium, then A and C are in thermal equilibrium. See, for example,”Advanced Physics” by Tom Ducan (ISBN 0719538459) Or in English …
