On the work of internal forces

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/36/4/045008MaRDI QIDQ5744026zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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Publication date 9 February 2016

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.00354, http://hdl.handle.net/10316/84778

zbMATH Keywords

internal forcesmechanicsthermodynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10)

Abstract: We discuss the role of the internal forces and how their work changes the energy of a system. We illustrate the contribution of the internal work to the variation of the system's energy, using a pure mechanical example, a thermodynamical system and an example from electromagnetism. We emphasize that internal energy variations related to the work of the internal forces should be pinpointed in the classroom and placed on the same footing as other internal energy variations such as those caused by temperature changes or by chemical reactions.

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