Q in thermodynamics is not a conserved quantity, otherwise, heat engines couldn’t work! It’s not a function of microstates either.
See http://www.av8n.com/physics/thermo/path-cycle.html for details, or pages 240-242 of Kittel & Kroemer.
Q in thermodynamics is not a conserved quantity, otherwise, heat engines couldn’t work! It’s not a function of microstates either.
See http://www.av8n.com/physics/thermo/path-cycle.html for details, or pages 240-242 of Kittel & Kroemer.