Addendum on ‘Entropy uniqueness determines temperature’

Abstract

We discuss how to apply the proposed minimum entropy deviation criterion when there is a measurable property P for which there is a statistical mechanical theory as a function of temperature T. When P can be measured more accurately than heat flow dQ, then P can be inverted to obtain accurate values for T(P); following this, the minimum rms entropy deviation criterion using T(P) then can be used to refine measurements of dQ. When dQ is more accurately measurable than P, then measurement of dQ and the minimum rms entropy deviation criterion provides a means to obtain T, which can then be used to obtain more accurate values of P(T).