 Entropy concavity and positive heat capacity (source code)

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= Entropy concavity and positive heat capacity

For a thermodynamically stable system, the <entropy> is concave in energy, so
$$
\frac{\partial^2S}{\partial E^2}
=-\frac1{T^2}\frac{\partial T}{\partial E}<0.
$$
Consequently $\partial E/\partial T>0$: energy increases with <temperature>, and the corresponding <heat capacity> is positive.

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