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I mean thermodynamic equilibrium implies mechanical equilibrium, but mechanical equilibrium doesn't mean to that the system to be in static equilibrium. For some reason, all the systems I have seen in thermodynamic equilibrium are at rest. Am I wrong with this thought?

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Thermodynamic equilibrium requires no net flow of energy, no net bulk flow mass and no net molecular flow between any two points within a system. Uniform motion with respect to an inertial system of reference does not change these facts. Non-uniform motion, centrifuging for example, is a different story.

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