Entropy (Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics)
Contributors: Andreas Greven (Editor); Gerhard Keller (Editor); Gerald Warnecke (Editor)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780691113388
Subjects: Mathematics; Thermodynamics & statistical physics; Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics; Entropy; Science; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical Physics; Mathematics / Applied; Physics; Applied
First sentence: The concept of entropy arose in the physical sciences during the 19th century, in particular in thermodynamics and in the development of statistical physics.