Show that when a system comes into thermal equilibrium while in contact with a heat reservoir at

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Show that when a system comes into thermal equilibrium while in contact with a heat reservoir at temperature T, its free energy (Helmholtz, if V is held fixed; Gibbs if p is held fixed) is minimized.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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