Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Second law of thermodynamics

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This is a sequel to the author's book entitled ""Entropy Demystified"". The aim is essentially the same as that of the previous book by the author: to present Entropy and the Second Law as simple, meaningful and comprehensible concepts. In addition, this book presents a series of experiments which are designed to help the reader discover entropy and the Second Law. While doing the experiments, the reader will encounter no unexpected results, and concepts of entropy and the Second Law will emerge naturally from these experiments without a tinge of mystery. These concepts are explained with the

Entropy. --- Second law of thermodynamics. --- Thermodynamics.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book discusses the proper definitions of entropy, the valid interpretation of entropy and some useful applications of the concept of entropy. Unlike many books which apply the concept of entropy to systems for which it is not even defined (such as living systems, black holes and the entire universe), these applications will help the reader to understand the meaning of entropy. It also emphasizes the limitations of the applicability of the concept of entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. As with the previous books by the author, this book aims at a clear and mystery-free presentation of the central concept in thermodynamics -- the entropy. In this book, the concepts of entropy and the Second Law are presented in a friendly, simple language. It is devoid of all kinds of fancy and pompous statements made by authors of popular science books who write on this subject.

Entropy --- Second law of thermodynamics --- Entropie. --- Thermodynamique.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

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

Entropy. --- Second law of thermodynamics. --- 2nd law of thermodynamics --- Laws of thermodynamics --- Thermodynamics --- Second law of thermodynamics --- thermodynamica --- entropie --- Entropy

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The Element reconstructs, analyses and compares different derivational routes to a grounding of the Arrow of Time in entropy. It also evaluates the link between entropy and visible disorder, and the related claim of an alignment of the Arrow of Time with a development from order to visible disorder. The Element identifies three different entropy-groundings for the Arrow of Time: (i) the Empirical Arrow of Time, (ii) the Universal Statistical Arrow of Time, and (iii) the Local Statistical Arrow of Time. The Element will also demonstrate that it is unlikely that high entropy states will always coincide with visible disorder. Therefore, it will dispute that there is a strong link between the Arrow of Time and visible disorder.

Entropy. --- Second law of thermodynamics. --- Statistical thermodynamics. --- Time. --- Time reversal. --- Time --- Philosophy.