Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense /
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Author / Creator: | Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934- |
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Edition: | Expanded ed. |
Imprint: | Singapore : World Scientific, ©2008. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 223 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Entropy. Second law of thermodynamics. Entropy. Thermodynamics. Entropy. Thermodynamics. SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- Thermodynamics. Entropy. Second law of thermodynamics. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11189427 |
ISBN: | 9812832262 9789812832269 9812832254 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | In this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years - entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated in most textbooks on thermodynamics, but can, in fact, be comprehended through sheer common sense; and second, that entropy is not a mysterious quantity that has resisted understanding but a simple, familiar and easily comprehensible concept. Written in an accessible style, the book guides the read. |
Other form: | Print version: Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934- Entropy demystified. New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2008 9789812832252 |
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