The Thermodynamics of the Perfect Vapor

TL;DR

This paper explores the fundamental thermodynamic properties of idealized vapor systems, linking classical thermodynamics with quantum and relativistic constraints, and proposes a new interpretation of quantum mechanics based on thermodynamic principles.

Contribution

It introduces a thermodynamic-kinetic analysis that connects the second law constraints to quantum and relativistic principles, offering a novel perspective on entropy and quantum theory.

Findings

Relates energy equations to pressure and volume for vapor systems.

Shows second law constraints derive from relativistic and quantum principles.

Proposes a new interpretation of quantum mechanics based on thermodynamics.

Abstract

In this paper, heat and Carnot's working substance are defined respectively by the equations $E=3pV$ and $E=3/2pV$, relating the energy $E$, the pressure $p$ and the volume $V$ of these two corpuscular systems. The thermodynamic-kinetic theoretical analysis of their equilibrium reveals that the constraints imposed by the second law on the working substance are the consequence of the relativistic and the quantum taut constraints, respectively, $|v|\le c$ and $|\Delta p\Delta q|\ge h$, imposed on the motion of its molecules. It is further shown that the action of these restrictions is described by the ladder operators. By revealing the laws that rule the entropy formation mechanism, thereby explaining the time asymmetry, the present approach supersedes statistical mechanics. Furthermore, it establishes the epistemological chain connecting the laws of thermodynamics to the axioms of quantum mechanics, leading to yet another unorthodox interpretation of that theory.