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Time's Arrow: The Origins of Thermodynamic Behavior
Michael C. Mackey
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paperback. Series: Springer Study Edition. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 299.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics has been called the most important law of nature: It is the law that gives a direction to processes that is not inherent in the laws of motion, that says the state of the universe is driven to thermal equilibrium. Its mathematical formulation is simple: The entropy of a closed system cannot decrease. Since the recognition that macroscopic phenomena have an atomic basis, it has remained a fundamental problem to reconcile the increase of entropy with the known reversibility of all the laws of microscopic physics. Professor Michael Mackey of McGill University here explores the ... Read more
The Second Law of Thermodynamics has been called the most important law of nature: It is the law that gives a direction to processes that is not inherent in the laws of motion, that says the state of the universe is driven to thermal equilibrium. Its mathematical formulation is simple: The entropy of a closed system cannot decrease. Since the recognition that macroscopic phenomena have an atomic basis, it has remained a fundamental problem to reconcile the increase of entropy with the known reversibility of all the laws of microscopic physics. Professor Michael Mackey of McGill University here explores the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Springer Study Edition
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387940939
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V9780387940939
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