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In thermodynamics
Thermodynamics

In physics, thermodynamics is the study of the conversion of heat energy into different forms of energy ; different energy conversions into heat energy; and its relation to macroscopic variables such as temperature, pressure, and volume....
 a heat reservoir is considered as a constant temperature
Temperature

In physics, temperature is a physical property of a Physical system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that feels hotter generally has the greater temperature....
 source. The temperature of the reservoir does not change irrespective of whether heat
Heat

In physics and thermodynamics, heat is any transfer of energy from one body or thermodynamic system to another due to a difference in temperature....
 is added or extracted to or from it. A thermal(heat) reservoir is that part of environment which can exchange heat energy with a system. It has sufficiently large heat capacity and its temperature is not affected by the quantity of heat transferred to or from it.






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In thermodynamics
Thermodynamics

In physics, thermodynamics is the study of the conversion of heat energy into different forms of energy ; different energy conversions into heat energy; and its relation to macroscopic variables such as temperature, pressure, and volume....
 a heat reservoir is considered as a constant temperature
Temperature

In physics, temperature is a physical property of a Physical system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that feels hotter generally has the greater temperature....
 source. The temperature of the reservoir does not change irrespective of whether heat
Heat

In physics and thermodynamics, heat is any transfer of energy from one body or thermodynamic system to another due to a difference in temperature....
 is added or extracted to or from it. A thermal(heat) reservoir is that part of environment which can exchange heat energy with a system. It has sufficiently large heat capacity and its temperature is not affected by the quantity of heat transferred to or from it. A thermal reservoir is thus characterized by its temperature which remains constant. The changes that do take place in the thermal reservoir as heat enters or leaves are so slow and so small that processes within it are quasi-static. The reservoir which is at high temperature and supplies heat is known as heat source.