Entropy and its physical meaning / Dugdale , J.S. (1996)

Entropy and its physical meaning [texte imprimé] / Dugdale , J.S., Auteur . - Washington : Taylor & Francis, 1996 . - IX-198 P. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-7484-0569-5
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Langues : Français (fre)

Mots-clés :	Entropie Thermodynamique Thermodynamics Entropy
Index. décimale :	536.73 Deuxième principe de la thermodynamique. Entropie. Conversion de la chaleur en travail mécanique
Résumé :	This book is a revised version of my earlier book entropy and low temperature physics, with here rather less emphasis on the low temperature aspects of the subject. The concept of entropy lies at the heart of thermodynamics and is often thought of as obscure, even mysterious. The aim of this book is thus the same as before, namely, to make accessible the idea of entropy and to encourage an intuitive appreciation of its nature and use. In this new version, I have added exercises for the reader; mostly they are meant to be straightforward tests of understanding but sometimes they are used to extend the coverage of the text ...
Note de contenu :	Part one entropy in thermodynamics Part two the statistical interpretation of entropy Part three entropy at low temperatures