The mereology of thermodynamic equilibrium

DOI10.1007/s11229-021-03359-2zbMath1528.03086arXiv2104.11140MaRDI QIDQ6180138

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Publication date: 19 January 2024

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.11140

zbMATH Keywords

thermodynamicsmereologymereotopologyspecial composition questioninductive metaphysics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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