Choosing a definition of entropy that works

DOI10.1007/S10701-012-9627-YzbMATH Open1246.82006OpenAlexW2088570435WikidataQ59732423 ScholiaQ59732423MaRDI QIDQ424172FDOQ424172

Authors: Robert H. Swendsen 

Publication date: 31 May 2012

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-012-9627-y

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zbMATH Keywords

probabilitystatistical mechanicsthermodynamicsdistinguishabilityBoltzmann

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical thermodynamics (82B30) Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03) Foundations of time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C03)

Cites Work

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• Statistical mechanics of classical systems with distinguishable particles
• Statistical mechanics of colloids and Boltzmann’s definition of the entropy
• Thermodynamics of the system of distinguishable particles

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