Re: macroscopic vs microscopic degrees of freedom

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Bob Sciamanda wrote:

> Except for the restriction to "two systems in contact", this (in my
> reading) is the traditional identification of dQ. Note that it (also
> traditionally) includes all three modes of heat transfer: conduction,
> convection and radiation).

I agree with Bob's minor quibble; perhaps "in contact" should be amended
to read "in thermal contact" which I would interpret as encompassing
radiative "contact".

John Mallinckrodt      mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
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