The formal structure of thermodynamics is based on contact geometry
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 88/100
The formal structure of thermodynamics can be effectively formulated and analyzed using contact geometry and related geometric frameworks.
Evidence for · 2
Contact Geometry of Mesoscopic Thermodynamics and Dynamics
2014 · cited by 100
Paper [0] describes thermodynamic time evolution as a continuous sequence of contact structure preserving transformations, supporting the claim that contact geometry underlies thermodynamics.
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Metric geometry of equilibrium thermodynamics. III. Elementary formal structure of a vector-algebraic representation of equilibrium thermodynamics
1975 · cited by 87
Paper [1] establishes a geometric and vector-algebraic foundation for equilibrium thermodynamics, linking thermodynamic field variables and identities directly to geometric structures.