Entropy and the time evolution of macroscopic systems [electronic resource] / Walter T. Grandy, Jr.
Material type: TextSeries: International series of monographs on physics ; 141.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 209 p.)ISBN:- 9780191720161 (ebook) :
- 536.73 22
- QC318.E57
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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