Abstract
A process is adiabatic if Q(t) = 0 at all times t at which Q(t) is defined. Any curve in 풟 whose tangent vector in some parametric representation is always orthogonal to the vector field (Λ V , K V ) is called an adiabat.
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Truesdell, C.A., Bharatha, S. (1977). Adiabatic Processes. Laplace’s Theorem. In: The Concepts and Logic of Classical Thermodynamics as a Theory of Heat Engines. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81077-0_4
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