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by godelski 240 days ago 

  > refers to classical mechanics
Thermodynamics is, in fact, part of classical mechanics
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oh_my_goodness 240 days ago
It is not. That’s exactly what it isn’t.
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godelski 240 days ago
I think you're confusing thermal dynamics with quantum mechanics.
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oh_my_goodness 240 days ago
No, thermodynamics just isn't classical mechanics. For example in thermo you have entropy. Entropy doesn't appear in classical mechanics.
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