Choosing a definition of entropy that works

DOI10.1007/S10701-012-9627-YzbMath1246.82006OpenAlexW2088570435WikidataQ59732423 ScholiaQ59732423MaRDI QIDQ424172

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

zbMATH Keywords

thermodynamicsprobabilitystatistical mechanicsdistinguishabilityBoltzmann

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

Related Items (3)

The definition of the thermodynamic entropy in statistical mechanics ⋮ Thermodynamic theory of equilibrium fluctuations ⋮ The logic of identity: distinguishability and indistinguishability in classical and quantum physics

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

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