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Entropy and the second law : interpretation and misss-interpretationsss / Arieh Ben-Naim

資料種別:: 図書
出版情報:: Singapore : World Scientific, 2012
形態:: xxvii, 263 p. ; 24 cm
著者名:: Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934- <DA0216053X>
ISBN:: 9789814407557 [9814407550] (: hbk)
9789814374897 [981437489X] (: pbk)
書誌ID:: BB09879109

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index

主題:

Entropy; Second law of thermodynamics

言語:

英語

目次情報:

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: From Heat Engines to Disorder, Information Spreading, Freedom, and More … / Chapter 1：

The Macroscopic Formulation of the Second Law / 1.1：

The Microscopic Definition of Entropy / 1.2：

The Relentless and Never-Ending Search for a Simple, Intuitive and Qualitative Interpretation of Entropy / 1.3：

The Association of Entropy with Disorder / 1.3.1：

The Association of Entropy with Spreading/Dispersion/Sharing / 1.3.2：

The Association of Entropy with Information / 1.3.3：

A Stringent Test of the Validity of any Interpretation of Entropy / 1.4：

Forget about Entropy for a While, Let us Go and Play iGames / Chapter 2：

Warm-Up with the 20-Question (20-Q) Game / 2.1：

Definition of ShannonÆs Measure of Information for a Uniformly Distributed 20-Question Game / 2.2：

The Case of Two Outcomes / 2.3：

ShannonÆs Measure of Information (SMI) for the General Distribution / 2.4：

Definition of ShannonÆs Measure of Information / 2.4.1：

Some Elementary Properties of the Function H / 2.4.2：

The Case of an Infinite Number of Outcomes / 2.4.3：

The Various Interpretations of the Quantity H / 2.5：

Conditional and Mutual Information / 2.6：

Summary of What We Have Learnt in this Chapter / 2.7：

The Astounding Emergence of the Entropy of a Classical Ideal Gas out of ShannonÆs Measure of Information / Chapter 3：

The Locational SMI of an Ideal Gas / 3.1：

Mutual Information due to Indistinguishability of Particles / 3.2：

The Momentum SMI / 3.3：

Mutual Information Associated with the Uncertainty Principle / 3.4：

Entropy of a Classical Ideal Gas / 3.5：

Fundamental Properties of the Entropy Function S(E,V,N) / 3.6：

Concluding Remarks / 3.7：

Examples and Their Interpretations. Challenges for any Descriptor of Entropy / Chapter 4：

Expansion of an Ideal Gas / 4.1：

Processes Involving Mixing of Two Ideal Gases / 4.2：

Pure Mixing of Two Ideal Gases / 4.2.1：

Mixing and Expansion of Two Ideal Gases / 4.2.2：

Demixing and Expansion of Two Ideal Gases / 4.2.3：

Processes Involving Assimilation of Ideal Gases / 4.3：

Pure Assimilation Process / 4.3.1：

Assimilation and Expansion Processes / 4.3.2：

A Spontaneous Process Involving Pure Deassimilation / 4.3.3：

Derealization Process and Communal Entropy / 4.3.4：

Expansion of an Ideal Gas in a Gravitational Field / 4.4：

Processes Involving Changes in the Velocity Distribution / 4.5：

The Effect of Intermolecular Interactions / 4.6：

Three Challenging Processes / 4.7：

Conclusion / 4.8：

Finally, Let Us Discuss the Most Mysterious Second Law of Thermodynamics / Chapter 5：

What Drives a Spontaneous Process? / 5.1：

What Drives the Entropy Upwards / 5.2：

Heat Flow between the Two Compartments / 5.3：

How Did the System Evolve? / 5.4：

The Association of the Second Law with the Arrow of Time / 5.5：

Does Life "Emerge" from the Second Law or Does It Defy It? / 5.6：

Appendix A / 5.7：

Epilogue

Notes

References and Suggested Reading

Index

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: From Heat Engines to Disorder, Information Spreading, Freedom, and More … / Chapter 1：

The Macroscopic Formulation of the Second Law / 1.1：

The Microscopic Definition of Entropy / 1.2：

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