In this paper, a formulation of thermodynamic systems in terms of contact geometry is proposed and a systematic approach to the description of interconnected thermodynamic systems is developed. The paper presents a number of results on the stability of interconnected thermodynamic systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 50TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL AND EUROPEAN CONTROL CONFERENCE (CDC-ECC)
PublisherIEEE Canada
Pages6730-6735
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2011
Event50th IEEE Conference of Decision and Control (CDC)/European Control Conference (ECC) - Orlando
Duration: 12 Dec 201115 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE Conference on Decision and Control
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)0743-1546

Conference

Conference50th IEEE Conference of Decision and Control (CDC)/European Control Conference (ECC)
CityOrlando
Period12/12/1115/12/11

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