Thermodynamics vs. Kinetics — What's the Difference?

Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that deals with heat, work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, radiation, and physical properties of matter. The behavior of these quantities is governed by the four laws of thermodynamics which convey a quantitative description using measurable macroscopic physical quantities, but may be explained in terms of microscopic constituents by statistical mechanics.

See dynamics.

(used with a sing. verb) Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of change in the concentration of reactants in a chemical reaction.

(used with a pl. verb) Thermodynamic phenomena and processes.

(mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.

(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

The science which treats of the mechanical action or relations of heat.

See Dynamics.

The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies