tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834252248412211498.post748726583768818427..comments2023-10-02T19:15:59.038+10:00Comments on BIPH3001-Frontiers in Biophysics 2010: Zeroth LawMitch Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435777631824415803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834252248412211498.post-10683172775133336102010-08-30T23:30:39.601+10:002010-08-30T23:30:39.601+10:00"we define temperature abstractly as the quan..."we define temperature abstractly as the quantity that comes to equal values when two subsystems exchanging energy come to equilibrium."<br /><br />I think this statement sums up why it is called the zeroth law. Most systems we study in thermodynamics are in equilibrium or moving towards equilibrium, if temperature is that thing when equalized, which can indicate equilibrium, then it is fundamental.Calvin Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534804973494602576noreply@blogger.com