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Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense /
In this unique book, Arich Ben-Naim invites the reader 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 inco...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this unique book, Arich Ben-Naim invites the reader 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 textbooks of 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." "The book guides the reader through an abundance of dice games and examples from everyday life. The author paves the way for readers to discover for themselves what entropy is, how it changes, and most importantly, why it always changes in one direction in a spontaneous process |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 221 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221). |
| ISBN: | 9789812770691 9812770690 1281121134 9781281121134 9786611121136 6611121137 |