Entropy demystified [[electronic resource] ] : the second law reduced to plain common sense / / Arieh Ben-Naim

• Autore: Ben-Naim Arieh <1934->
• Pubblicazione: Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 536/.73
• Soggetto topico: Entropy; Second law of thermodynamics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221).
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction, and a Short History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics; 2 A Brief Introduction to Probability Theory, Information Theory, and all the Rest; 3 First Let Us Play with Real Dice; 4 Let's Play with Simplified Dice and have a Preliminary Grasp of the Second Law; 5 Experience the Second Law with all Your Five Senses; 6 Finally, Grasp it with Your Common Sense; 7 Translating from the Dice-World to the Real World; 8 Reflections on the Status of the Second Law of Thermodynamics as a Law of Physics; References and Suggested Reading
• Sommario/riassunto: In this unique book, Arieh Ben-Naim invites the reader to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years - entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the Second Law is not "infinitely incomprehensible" as commonly stated in textbooks of thermodynamics but can, in fact, be comprehended through sheer common sense; and second, that entropy is not a mysterious quantity that has "resisted understanding" but a simple, familiar and easily comprehensible concept. Written in an accessible style, the book guid
• Titolo autorizzato: Entropy demystified
• ISBN: 1-281-12113-4; 9786611121136; 981-277-069-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450707003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II