... University of Iceland. Physics Reports 310 (1999) 1—96 The physics and mathematics of the second law of thermodynamics Elliott H. Lieb, Jakob Yngvason Departments of Physics and Mathematics, ... Lieb, J. Yngvason / Physics Reports 310 (1999) 1—96 29 THE PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS OF THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS Elliott H. LIEB, Jakob YNGVASON Departments of Physics and Mathematics, ... will not be construed as part of the structure of the second law. The definitions and theorems are self-contained, as we state them, and the remarks that surround them are intendedonly as a helpful...