Author(s)

Jean-Louis Tane

Formerly with the Department of Geology, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.

Since the advent of relativity, it is widely accepted that the law of conservation of energy must include the energy created by disintegration of matter, or converted into matter. The aim of the present paper deals with the insertion of this concept into the basic equations of thermodynamics.

Thermodynamics, Relativity, Energy, Entropy, Einstein’s Mass-Energy Relation, Gravitation

Tane, J. (2017) The Reasons Suggesting a Close Link between Thermodynamics and Relativity. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 5, 1710-1719. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2017.59144.