This book is based on the premise that the entropy concept, a fundamental element of probability theory as logic, governs all of thermal physics, both equilibrium and nonequilibrium. The variational algorithm of J. Willard Gibbs, dating from the 19th Century and extended considerably over the following 100 years, is shown to be the governing feature over the entire range of thermal phenomena, such that only the nature of the macroscopic constraints change
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Entropy and the Time Evolution of Macroscopic Systems
Beginning with a short history of the development of the entropy concept by Rudolph Clausius and his predecessors, along with the formalization of classical thermodynamics by Gibbs, the first part of the book describes the quest to uncover the meaning of thermodynamic entropy, which leads to its relationship with probability and information as first envisioned by Ludwig Boltzmann. R
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| Weight | 1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 23 × 16 × 2 cm |
| Book Author | Walter T. Grandy |
| Edition | 1st |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN | 9780199655434 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 224 |
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