Farewell To Entropy, A: Statistical Thermodynamics Based On

Farewell To Entropy, A: Statistical Thermodynamics Based On Information

The principal message of this book is that thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will benefit from replacing the unfortunate, misleading and mysterious term â€œentropyâ€ with a more familiar, meaningful and appropriate term such as information, missing information or uncertainty. This replacement would facilitate the interpretation of the â€œdriving forceâ€ of many processes in terms of informational changes and dispel the mystery that has always enshrouded entropy. It has been 140 years since Clausius coined the term â€œentropyâ€ almost 50 years since Shannon developed the mathematical theory of â€œinformationâ€ - subsequently renamed â€œentropyâ€. In this book, the author advocates replacing â€œentropyâ€ by â€œinformationâ€, a term that has become widely used in many branches of science. The author also takes a new and bold approach to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Information is used not only as a tool for predicting distributions but as the fundamental cornerstone concept of thermodynamics, held until now by the term â€œentropyâ€. The topics covered include the fundamentals of probability and information theory; the general concept of information as well as the particular concept of information as applied in thermodynamics; the re-derivation of the Sackur-Tetrode equation for the entropy of an ideal gas from purely informational arguments; the fundamental formalism of statistical mechanics; and many examples of simple processes the â€œdriving forceâ€ for which is analyzed in terms of information.

Country	USA
Brand	World Scientific Publishing Company
Manufacturer	Wspc
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Model	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2008-01-18
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	009812707077
EANs	9789812707079

Farewell To Entropy, A: Statistical Thermodynamics Based On Information

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