Boltzmann's H-theorem, its discontents, and the birth of statistical mechanics
DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2009.03.003zbMATH Open1228.82052arXiv0809.1304OpenAlexW2108797601MaRDI QIDQ652785FDOQ652785
Authors: Jos Uffink, Harvey R. Brown, Wayne C. Myrvold
Publication date: 17 December 2011
Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1304
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