Reply to the Comments on: Tian Zhao et al. The Principle of Least Action for Reversible Thermodynamic Processes and Cycles. Entropy 2018, 20, 542

Zeng-Yuan Guo; Tian Zhao; Yu-Chao Hua

doi:10.3390/e20120986

Reply to the Comments on: Tian Zhao et al. The Principle of Least Action for Reversible Thermodynamic Processes and Cycles. Entropy 2018, 20, 542

Entropy (Basel). 2018 Dec 18;20(12):986. doi: 10.3390/e20120986.

Authors

Zeng-Yuan Guo¹, Tian Zhao¹, Yu-Chao Hua¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

Abstract

The purpose of this reply is to provide a discussion and closure for the comment paper by Dr. Bormashenko on the present authors' article, which discussed the application of the principle of least action in reversible thermodynamic processes and cycles. Dr. Bormashenko's questions and misunderstandings are responded to, and the differences between the present authors' work and Lucia's are also presented.

Keywords: Carnot cycle; principle of least action; reversible thermodynamic processes; thermodynamic cycle.