A critique of Sadi Carnot's work and a mathematical theory of the caloric
arXiv:1306.1939
Abstract
In this work, Sadi Carnot;s fundamental work is critically examined, and contrasted with modern thermodynamics. A mathematical theory of his work is given on the basis of the observation that in caloric theory dQ is a perfect differential.
arXiv comment17 pages, 8 figures, prepared in JHEP style