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Chapter 5 Vector Integral <strong>Calculus</strong> 345Figure 5.38Thermodynamic processes.The <strong>fi</strong>rst law of thermodynamics is equivalent to the statement thatwhere Q(t) is the amount of heat received up to time t.Hence the amount of heat introduced in a particular process is given byan integral:Now by (5.148), dU is expressible in terms of dp and dV:Hence (5.151) can be written as a line integral:or, with (5.152) understood, simply thus: . e .For (5.153) or (5.154) to be independent of the path C, one must havea auav ap = -(- +PI;;iapavthat is,"("1a2ua2u-- -- + avap apav 1." '

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