Entropy and the Tao of Counting : a Brief Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and the Second Law of Thermodynamics /

Entropy and the Tao of Counting : a Brief Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and the Second Law of Thermodynamics /

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Author / Creator:Sharp, Kim, author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Description:1 online resource (70 pages)
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in Physics
SpringerBriefs in physics.
Subject:
Entropy.
Entropy.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12022551
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ISBN:9783030354572
3030354571
9783030354565
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 10, 2020).
Summary:This book provides a complete and accurate atomic level statistical mechanical explanation of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. It assumes only a basic knowledge of mechanics and requires no knowledge of calculus. The treatment uses primarily geometric arguments and college level algebra. Quantitative examples are given at each stage to buttress physical understanding. This text is of benefit to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as educators and researchers in the physical sciences (whether or not they have taken a thermodynamics course) who want to understand or teach the atomic/molecular origins of entropy and the second law. It is particularly aimed at those who, due to insufficient mathematical background or because of their area of study, are not going to take a traditional statistical mechanics course.
Other form:Print version: Sharp, Kim. Entropy and the Tao of Counting : A Brief Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, ©2019 9783030354565
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-35457-2

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