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1. Thermodynamics

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   Thermodynamics is the branch of physics concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work. It describes the macroscopic behavior of physical systems based on the statistical behavior of their microscopic constituents. Fundamentally, it is concerned with the transfer, transformation, and quantification of energy, dictated by a set of empirical laws that govern all observable phenomena in the universe. The field arose from the need to understand and improve the efficiency of early steam engines during the Industrial Revolution.…