Heat/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. ^[e]
• Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Thermodynamics [r]: The statistical description of the properties of molecular systems ^[e]
• Engineering [r]: a branch of engineering that uses chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems involving fuel, drugs, food, and many other products. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Calorie [r]: The unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1°C at 1 atmosphere of absolute pressure. ^[e]
• Celsius [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Celsius (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
• Chemical thermodynamics [r]: The study of the interrelation of heat and work with chemical reactions or with physical changes of state within the confines of the laws of thermodynamics. ^[e]
• Combustion [r]: A sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames. ^[e]
• Conduction (heat) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Convection (heat) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Count Rumford [r]: (1753–1814) An American born soldier, statesman, scientist, inventor and social reformer. ^[e]
• Electromagnetic radiation [r]: a collection of electromagnetic waves, usually of different wavelengths. ^[e]
• Energy (science) [r]: A measurable physical quantity of a system which can be expressed in joules (the metric unit for a quantity of energy) or other measurement units such as ergs, calories, watt-hours or Btu. ^[e]
• Enthalpy [r]: Energy function of thermodynamic system equal to internal energy plus pV (pressure times volume). ^[e]
• Erg (unit) [r]: A cgs unit of energy (obsolete); 1 erg = 10⁻⁷ joule ^[e]
• Fahrenheit and Rankine temperatures [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Heat of combustion [r]: The energy released as heat when a substance undergoes complete combustion with oxygen. ^[e]
• Infrared radiation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Internal energy [r]: Energy of a system in absence of interaction of the system with external fields ^[e]
• James Prescott Joule [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Joule [r]: The SI unit of energy (symbol: J) which is a measure of the capacity to do work or generate heat. ^[e]
• Julius Robert Mayer [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Kelvin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Laws of thermodynamics [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Radiation (heat) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Rudolph Clausius [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Specific heat [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Specific heat ratio [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Temperature [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Work (Physics) [r]: Add brief definition or description