FIZIKA A 8 (1999) 4 , 223-228

TEMPERATURE TRANSFORMATIONS IN RELATIVISTIC THERMODYNAMICS

I. DERADO^a and E. FERRARI^b

^aMax-Planck-Institut für Physik, München, Germany

^bDipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza'', Roma, Italy

Received 9 November 1999; Accepted 10 April 2000

We analyse the problem of temperature transformation from a historical perspective and attempt to give an answer to the question: "Is the temperature of an object in relativistic motion lower, higher or the same with respect to that of the same object at rest?''. We conclude that such a question is ill posed and has no unique answer. We are not claiming a comprehensive review of the subject. In the historical discussion, we give special emphasis to the contribution on the subject by Professor Blanu sa from Zagreb.

PACS numbers: 03.30.+p
UDC 530.123

Keywords: relativistic transformations of temperature, historical perspective,   no unique answer, contribution of D. Blanu sa

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