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WRITTEN BY
Gordon W.F. Drake
Professor of Physics, University of Windsor, Ontario. Editor of Atomic,
Molecular and Optical Physics Handbook.
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Thermodynamics , science of the relationship
between heat , work , temperature , and energy . In broad

terms, thermodynamics deals with the transfer of energy
from one place to another and from one form to another.
The key concept is that heat is a form of energy
corresponding to a definite amount of mechanical work.
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