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A concise proof of the equivalence of the Nernst theorem and the heat capacity statement of the third law of thermodynamics

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- A concise rebuttal on “A concise proof of the equivalence of the Nernst theorem and the heat capacity statement of the third law of thermodynamics”

Shanhe Su

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6076-1176

Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China

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Jincan Chen

Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China

E-mail Address: jcchen@xmu.edu.cn

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732322502467Cited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

It is pointed out that the equivalence of the Nernst theorem and the heat capacity statement of the third law of thermodynamics can be mathematically proved through a simple method.

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