As noted above, a general partnership is relatively inexpensive to set up. There are generally no filing fees, other than a DBA certificate (approximately $50 to $75). However, there may be legal fees associated with the drafting of a partnership agreement (approximately $1,000 to $2,500).
The principles which Carnot used to define his Carnot cycle heat engine would ultimately translate into the second law of thermodynamics by the German physicist Rudolf Clausius, who is also frequently credited with the formulation of the first law of thermodynamics.
Answer. Thermodynamics is the study of the inter-relation between heat, work and internal energy of a system. The British scientist and author C.P. Snow had an excellent way of remembering the three laws: You cannot win (that is, you cannot get something for nothing, because matter and energy are conserved).