Entropic considerations in the two-capacitor problem

We study the well-known two-capacitor problem from a new perspective, focusing on the thermodynamic aspects of the discharge process. The free electron gas model is used to describe the electrons’ energy levels in both capacitors in the low temperature regime. We assume an isothermal heat exchange b...

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Main Authors: V.O.M. Lara, A.P. Lima, A. Costa
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172015000101306&lng=en&tlng=en