TY - JOUR
T1 - Deduction of Lorentz transformations from classical thermodynamics
AU - Ares de Parga, Angela M.
AU - Angulo-Brown, Fernado
AU - Ares de Parga, Gonzalo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by the authors.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The Lorentz transformations are obtained by assuming that the laws of classicalthermodynamics are invariant under changes of inertial reference frames. As Maxwellequations are used in order to deduce a wave equation that shows the constancy of thespeed of light, by means of the laws of classical thermodynamics, the invariance of theCarnot cycle is deduced under reference frame changes. Starting with this result and theblackbody particle number density in a rest frame, the Lorentz transformations are obtained.A discussion about the universality of classical thermodynamics is given.
AB - The Lorentz transformations are obtained by assuming that the laws of classicalthermodynamics are invariant under changes of inertial reference frames. As Maxwellequations are used in order to deduce a wave equation that shows the constancy of thespeed of light, by means of the laws of classical thermodynamics, the invariance of theCarnot cycle is deduced under reference frame changes. Starting with this result and theblackbody particle number density in a rest frame, the Lorentz transformations are obtained.A discussion about the universality of classical thermodynamics is given.
KW - Carnot efficiency
KW - Invariance
KW - Laws of classical thermodynamics
KW - Lorentz transformations
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U2 - 10.3390/e17010197
DO - 10.3390/e17010197
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1099-4300
VL - 17
SP - 197
EP - 213
JO - Entropy
JF - Entropy
IS - 1
ER -