A farewell to entropy : statistical thermodynamics based on information : S=logW /
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| Author / Creator: | Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934- |
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| Imprint: | Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2008. |
| Description: | xxv, 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7198590 |
| Summary: | The principal message of this book is that thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will benefit from replacing the unfortunate, misleading and mysterious term "entropy" with a more familiar, meaningful and appropriate term such as information, missing information or uncertainty. This replacement would facilitate the interpretation of the "driving force" of many processes in term of informational changes and dispel the mystery that has always enshrouded entropy. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-379) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812707069 9789812707062 9812707077 9789812707079 |
