why a quasi static process require large temperature gradient?
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A quasi-static process is often defined as a process "that occurs infinitely slowly such that equilibrium holds at all times."(Harvard, Matthew Schwartz, statistical mechanics Spring 2019). My question is a simple but possibly subtle one which I haven't seen mentioned anywhere.
A quasi-static process is often defined as a process "that occurs infinitely slowly such that equilibrium holds at all times."(Harvard, Matthew Schwartz, statistical mechanics Spring 2019). My question is a simple but possibly subtle one which I haven't seen mentioned anywhere.Simply put, does the system need to maintain equilibrium with the surroundings at all times during the process in order for the process to be classified as a quasi-static process or is the lesser requirement of simply having the system maintain internal equilibrium with itself good enough to classify the process as quasi-static
Equilibrium in a system in a quasi-static process is established many times more rapidly than change in the physical parameters of the system. ... Quasi-static processes play an important role in thermodynamics, since thermodynamic cycles including only quasi-static processes yield maximum work values.