Anxiety and the Equation : Understanding Boltzmann's Entropy /

"This is a story about a man and his equation. We learn in this story that entropy is the central quantity in something called the second law of thermodynamics. The second law is always on, running in the background of our lives, providing us with a way to differentiate between past and future....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Eric (Associate professor of chemistry) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Boltzmann, Ludwig, > 1844-1906.
Second law of thermodynamics.
Entropy.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Energy.
entropy.
Deuxieme principe de la thermodynamique.
Entropie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Boltzmann kills himself
  • Boltzmann is buried (not once, but twice)
  • Start simple
  • Before things got weird
  • Post-mortem psychiatry
  • But how crazy?
  • Not quite big numbers
  • Big enough numbers
  • And everything in between
  • A case for anxiety
  • Of the many benefits of modernity
  • And yet it moves
  • Follow the leader
  • The night before
  • The next day
  • One's harshest critic
  • Something like a mathematical supplement
  • You may now return to your seats
  • Boltzmann's constant
  • Human factors
  • In search of a better analogy
  • Equilibrium you can count on
  • A rigorous examination of the obvious
  • The farewell tour
  • An alternative ending.

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