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1: Introduction
2: The Zeroth Law
3: The First Law
4: The Second Law
5: The Second Law and Non-static Processes.
6: The Third Law.
7: Extension to open and non-equilibrium systems.
8: Thermodynamic cycles.
9: Negative Temperatures and the Second Law.
10: Phase Transitions
11: Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability
12: Concavity of the Entropy and Negative Heat Capacities
13: Black Hole Entropy and an Alternative Model for a Black Hole
14: Energy Sources and the World’s Energy Requirements
15: Concluding Remarks
Appendix
Answers and Solutions to Exercises
Glossary
List of symbols
References and suggestions for further reading
Index
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