The zeroth law of thermodynamics describes the fundamental behavior of the
temperature of systems in thermal equilibrium [72].
If two given systems
and
are in thermal
equilibrium with a third system
, then, the system
has also to be in thermal equilibrium with the
system
:
|
(2.26) |
Thus, the zeroth law of thermodynamics describes the transitivity and the
symmetry [60] of the equilibrium
relationship [73]. According to the definition of the
temperature
from (2.22), this law can be also expressed by their
fundamental temperatures
|
(2.27) |
where
is proportional to
according to (2.23).
Stefan Holzer
2007-11-19