Blanušine transformacije za toplinu i temperaturu u relativističkoj termodinamici i njegovo dopisivanje s W. Paulijem 1948. godine
D. Blanuša’s Formulae for Transforming Heat and Temperature in Relativistic Thermodynamics and his Correspondence with W. Pauli in 1948

Summary/Abstract: Danilo Blanuša (December 7, 1903 – August 8, 1987) was one of the greatest Croatian mathematicians and physicists of the 20th century. His fundamental contribution to physics is connected with applications of the special theory of relativity to phenomenological thermodynamics. In 1947, Blanuša derived original formulae for transforming the quantities of heat and temperature, which were essentially different from those derived by Planck and Einstein in 1907. The situation was controversial with respect to the fact that the Planck–Einstein formulae were stated to be correct and indisputable by W. Pauli in his famous book on the theory of relativity (1921). Due to his greatest respect for Pauli’s work and his big role in physics, Blanuša wrote a comprehensive scientific letter (March 15, 1948) to Pauli and to P. Urban (June 1, 1948) in Graz, an old friend from his student days in Vienna. In both letters Blanuša discussed his thermodynamical concepts, demonstrating arguments for his formulae

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