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John Mallinckrodt writes:
We need to
distinguish between reversible and irreversible heating. Both are what
I would call "thermal" processes but only the second kind involves
"temperature differences." Yes, a little picky.
Yeah, because an infinitesuimal temperature difference is still
a temperature difference (as shown by nonstandard analysis).
Infinitesimals work.