In defense of Gibbs and the traditional definition of the entropy of distinguishable particles
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: In defense of Gibbs and the traditional definition of the entropy of distinguishable particles
zbMATH Open document ID: 1229.82013
author: John F. Nagle
published in: Entropy
publication date: 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
review text: Summary: The traditional Gibbs' calculation of the entropy of distinguishable classical particles that leads to Gibbs Paradox has been criticized recently. This criticism, if valid, would require a substantially different definition of entropy in general. However, the traditional definition of entropy works quite well in situations where the distinguishability of classical particles is taken seriously while a suggested replacement definition fails.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 82B03
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 94A17
zbMATH DE Number: 5995897
zbMATH Keywords: Gibbs entropy
zbMATH Keywords: distinguishable particles
zbMATH Keywords: information
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/e12081936
OpenAlex ID: W2017673856
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DOI: 10.3390/E12081936
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5995897