Entropy and the time evolution of macroscopic systems /
The work explicates the concept of entropy, particularly its governance of all of thermal physics, over a broad range of equilibrium and nonequilibrium phenomena. Historical development and modern research are presented in the context of entropy as a fundamental element of probability theory and its...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ;
141. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The work explicates the concept of entropy, particularly its governance of all of thermal physics, over a broad range of equilibrium and nonequilibrium phenomena. Historical development and modern research are presented in the context of entropy as a fundamental element of probability theory and its relation to information. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191562952 0191562955 |