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TITLE:
Line Integrals and Work in Thermodynamics
AUTHOR(S):
Carl W. David, University of Connecticut
DOCUMENT TYPE: Article
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ABSTRACT:
This paper considers line integration in the context of elementary thermodynamics, ending with irreversible to reversible work integrations (employing, in part, L'Hopital's rule).