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Description for Entropy
Hardback. Provides surveys of the uses and concepts of entropy in diverse areas of mathematics and the physical sciences. This book starts by providing basic concepts and terminology, illustrated by examples from both the macroscopic and microscopic lines of thought. In-depth surveys covering the macroscopic, microscopic and probabilistic approaches follow. Editor(s): Greven, Andreas; Keller, Gerhard; Warnecke, Gerald; Kellerare, Gerhard (Professor of Mathematics, University of Erlangen, Germany). Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PB; PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 532.
The concept of entropy arose in the physical sciences during the nineteenth century, particularly in thermodynamics and statistical physics, as a measure of the equilibria and evolution of thermodynamic systems. Two main views developed: the macroscopic view formulated originally by Carnot, Clausius, Gibbs, Planck, and Caratheodory and the microscopic approach associated with Boltzmann and Maxwell. Since then both approaches have made possible deep insights into the nature and behavior of thermodynamic and other microscopically unpredictable processes. However, the mathematical tools used have later developed independently of their original physical background and have led to a plethora of methods and differing ... Read more
The concept of entropy arose in the physical sciences during the nineteenth century, particularly in thermodynamics and statistical physics, as a measure of the equilibria and evolution of thermodynamic systems. Two main views developed: the macroscopic view formulated originally by Carnot, Clausius, Gibbs, Planck, and Caratheodory and the microscopic approach associated with Boltzmann and Maxwell. Since then both approaches have made possible deep insights into the nature and behavior of thermodynamic and other microscopically unpredictable processes. However, the mathematical tools used have later developed independently of their original physical background and have led to a plethora of methods and differing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691113388
SKU
V9780691113388
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About Greven
Andreas Greven and Gerhard Kellerare Professors of Mathematics at the University of Erlangen. Gerald Warnecke is Professor of Numerical Mathematics at the University of Magdeburg.
Reviews for Entropy
"This book is that rare thing: an edited volume that will be a lasting contribution to the literature."—Ray Streater, King's College