Entropy, its language, and interpretation

DOI10.1007/S10701-007-9163-3MaRDI QIDQ2473330zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Harvey S. Leff

Publication date 27 February 2008

Published in Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-007-9163-3

zbMATH Keywords

entropy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

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