Active particles and systems
Application of thermodynamics
Axiomatic and nonadditive thermodynamics
Biological thermodynamics
Black hole thermodynamics
Chemical thermodynamics
Complex systems
Condensed matter
Continuum mechanics
Engineering thermodynamics
Equations of state
Equilibrium thermodynamics
Extended thermodynamics
Foundations and philosophy of thermodynamics
Generalized entropies
Heat conduction
Irreversible thermodynamics
Kinetic theory of gasses
Long-range interacting systems
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Quantum information theory
Quantum thermodynamics
Soft matter
Statistical physics of learning
Stochastic processes
Stochastic thermodynamics
Thermal sciences
Thermodynamics in cosmology
Thermodynamics in high energy physics
Thermodynamics of learning
Thermodynamics and gravity
Active matter
Application of thermodynamics
Axiomatic and nonadditive thermodynamics
Black hole thermodynamics
Chemical thermodynamics
Complex systems
Continuum mechanics
Engineering thermodynamics
Equations of state
Foundations and philosophy of thermodynamics
Generalized entropies
Irreversible thermodynamics
Kinetic theory of gasses
Long-range interacting systems
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Quantum information theory
Quantum thermodynamics
Statistical physics of learning
Stochastic processes
Stochastic thermodynamics
Thermal sciences
Thermodynamics in cosmology
Thermodynamics in high energy physics
Thermodynamics of learning
The conference program traditionally supports all thermodynamics-related topics. You can check out the topics of the previous JETC editions below.
JETC 2013
Brescia, Italy
Entropy production minimization, constructal law, and other optimization techniques in energy and other technologies; Non-equilibrium thermodynamics: the various approaches and their reasons; Biology and thermodynamics; Maximum entropy production, steepest entropy ascent, dissipation potentials, and variational principles; Thermodynamic entropy: the various definitions and their reasons; Thermodynamics of interfacial phenomena: surface tension and non-equilibrium effects of Korteweg capillary forces; Equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics of small systems; Multiscale methods, and energy harvesting from fluctuations; Conceptual analysis of the entropy principle in continuum physics; Connecting second law analysis with economics, ecology and fluid mechanics; Model order reduction of complex combustion thermodynamics and kinetics; Quantum thermodynamics; Computation of thermodynamic properties, phase equilibria, and mixing and separation dynamics of industrial blends and nanostructured fluids.
JETC 2017
Budapest, Hungary
Nonadditive thermodynamics; Thermodynamics of quantum systems; Biothermodynamics; Engineering thermodynamics; Computational thermodynamics of phases and surfaces; Theories of nonequilibrium thermodynamics (extended, GENERIC, internal variables, rational); Chemical thermodynamics continuum thermomechanics.
JETC 2021
Prague, Czech Republic
Stochastic processes and thermodynamics; Large deviations vs. linear response theory; Biothermodynamics; Foundation, theories, and philosophy of thermodynamics; The limits of thermodynamics in nonequilibrium situations; Numerics for thermodynamics and thermodynamics for numerics; Definition and origin of entropy; Machine learning and thermodynamics; Thermodynamics on small scales.
JETC 2023
Salerno, Italy
Chemical thermodynamics; Continuum mechanics; Geometric theories of thermodynamics; Thermodynamics and energetics; Topics in contemporary thermodynamics.