03336nam 22007695 450 991074118340332120250609110041.09783030354572303035457110.1007/978-3-030-35457-2(CKB)4100000010013815(MiAaPQ)EBC5997315(DE-He213)978-3-030-35457-2(PPN)24281929X(MiAaPQ)EBC5997239(EXLCZ)99410000001001381520191213d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEntropy and the Tao of Counting A Brief Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and the Second Law of Thermodynamics /by Kim Sharp1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2019.1 online resource (70 pages)SpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-54319783030354596 3030354598 9783030354565 3030354563 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.SpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-5431Mathematical physicsChemistry, Physical and theoreticalThermodynamicsHeat engineeringHeatTransmissionMass transferStatisticsTheoretical, Mathematical and Computational PhysicsPhysical ChemistryThermodynamicsEngineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass TransferStatistical Theory and MethodsMathematical physics.Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.Thermodynamics.Heat engineering.HeatTransmission.Mass transfer.Statistics.Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.Physical Chemistry.Thermodynamics.Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.Statistical Theory and Methods.536.73536.73 (edition:23)Sharp Kimauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut837085MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910741183403321Entropy and the Tao of Counting2517325UNINA