Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense /
Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934- ,
Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense / Arieh Ben-Naim. - xxix, 223 páginas : ilustraciones (algunas a color) ; 23 cm.
Incluye bibliografía (p. 219-221).
Preface: Programs for simulating some of the games in the book. Introduction, and a short history of the Second Law of thermodynamics -- A brief introduction to probability theory, information theory, and all the rest -- First let us play with real dice -- Let´s play with simplified dice and have a preliminary grasp of the Second Law -- Experience the Second Law with all your five senses -- Finally, grasp it with your common sense -- Translating from the dice-world to the real world -- Reflections on the status of the Second Law of thermodynamics as a law of physics.
9789812832252 9812832254
Entropía.
536.73 / B456e 2008
Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense / Arieh Ben-Naim. - xxix, 223 páginas : ilustraciones (algunas a color) ; 23 cm.
Incluye bibliografía (p. 219-221).
Preface: Programs for simulating some of the games in the book. Introduction, and a short history of the Second Law of thermodynamics -- A brief introduction to probability theory, information theory, and all the rest -- First let us play with real dice -- Let´s play with simplified dice and have a preliminary grasp of the Second Law -- Experience the Second Law with all your five senses -- Finally, grasp it with your common sense -- Translating from the dice-world to the real world -- Reflections on the status of the Second Law of thermodynamics as a law of physics.
9789812832252 9812832254
Entropía.
536.73 / B456e 2008