| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages) |
| Series |
International series of monographs on physics ; 141 |
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International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ; 141.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Some clarification from another direction -- The probability connection -- Equilibrium statistical mechanics and thermodynamics -- The presumed extensivity of entropy -- Nonequilibrium states -- Steady-state processes -- Sources and time-dependant processes -- Thermal driving -- Application to fluid dynamics -- Irreversibility, relaxation, and the approach to equilibrium -- Entropy production and dissipation rates -- [Appendixes]: A. Perturbation theory -- B. Dissipative currents and Galilean invariance -- C. Analytic continuation of covariance functions |
| Summary |
The work explicates the concept of entropy, particularly its governance of all of thermal physics, over a broad range of equilibrium and nonequilibrium phenomena. Historical development and modern research are presented in the context of entropy as a fundamental element of probability theory and its relation to information |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Entropy -- Statistical methods
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Entropy (Information theory)
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- Thermodynamics.
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Entropy (Information theory)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press
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| ISBN |
9780191562952 |
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0191562955 |
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