Main reference: legendre-transforms-mungan-poster-2026-01-07.pdf
What are Legendre transforms used for?
01_Week1_Jan_260115_123946, p.11
So Legendre transforms convert a function of variable to a function that depends on the conjugate variable of the original variable. But
What is a conjugate variable?
01_Week1_Jan_260115_123946, p.12
- The product of conjugate variables in thermodynamics have units of energy.
What kind of quantities act as a generalized force in thermodynamics?:: Pressure, temperature
What kind of quantities act as a generalized displacement in thermodynamics?:: volume, entropy