Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thermomass theory

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The result was delete. Sandstein 17:27, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thermomass theory[edit]

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This incomprehensible article is about a non-notable speculative concept in thermodynamics. The article, which was written by one of the people who came up with the idea, is sourced entirely to the authors' own papers and I have not been able to find much beyond this. There's no significant mentions in news or book results either, suggesting this is a hypothesis that has not gained prominence or acceptance beyond the authors' own work. Reyk _YO! 15:30, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Article needs WP:TNT to meet WP:NOTJARGON: "Academic language. Texts should be written for everyday readers, not just for academics." Given the article history, I doubt this would ever be done (properly or otherwise). // Timothy :: talk 14:40, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The concept does seem to have been taken up by later researchers, e.g., [1] published as Sellitto, A., and Cimmelli, V. A. (September 28, 2012). "A Continuum Approach to Thermomass Theory." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. November 2012; 134(11): 112402. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4006956. — Charles Stewart (talk) 13:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge Following on the comment from Charles Stewart, I also found a few more publications about this concept from different authors (not associated with Tsinghua University): for example this, and this. I propose a merge, but this article is so obscure that is difficult for me to see where in the vast field of thermodynamics it may fit. Alan Islas (talk) 04:28, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: The article was born as a copyvio, and the current mess is the result of its extirpation back in 2016. Since then the article has languished pretty much unchanged. Even though a search for "Thermomass theory" does seem to find reliable sources, there is a practical problem that nobody seems to care about this article. I believe it would just stay in this sorry state for the foreseeable future. Better to delete it. Tercer (talk) 17:06, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.