Temperature

TL;DR

This paper explores the concept of temperature within the broader frameworks of multiscale thermodynamics and nonphysical environments, extending its classical definition to new theoretical contexts.

Contribution

It introduces a generalized view of temperature by integrating equilibrium thermodynamics with multiscale and rate thermodynamics, expanding its applicability.

Findings

Temperature is contextualized within multiscale thermodynamics.

The classical definition is extended to nonphysical environments.

The paper provides a theoretical framework connecting different thermodynamic scales.

Abstract

Conversations about weather, environment, health, cuisine, and even politics, all involve the word "temperature". It was an attempt to understand the working of heat engines that gave the temperature a clear definition. In this Note we put the equilibrium-thermodynamics definition into a larger context of the multiscale thermodynamics, the multiscale rate thermodynamics, and nonphysical environments.