Discover entropy and the second law of thermodynamics : a playful way of discovering a law of nature / Arieh Ben-Naim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entropy.

Second law of thermodynamics.

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a sequel to the author's book entitled ""Entropy Demystified"". The aim is essentially the same as that of the previous book by the author: to present Entropy and the Second Law as simple, meaningful and comprehensible concepts. In addition, this book presents a series of experiments which are designed to help the reader discover entropy and the Second Law. While doing the experiments, the reader will encounter no unexpected results, and concepts of entropy and the Second Law will emerge naturally from these experiments without a tinge of mystery. These concepts are explained with the

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Self-Testing Kit; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgement; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: A Brief History of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics; CHAPTER 2 All You Need to Know but Never Dared to Admit that You Already Know; CHAPTER 3 Discover the Uniform Spatial Distribution; CHAPTER 4 Discover the Boltzmann Distribution; CHAPTER 5 Discover the Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution; CHAPTER 6 Entropy and the Second Law in theWorld of Marbles; CHAPTER 7 Entropy and the Second Law in the Real World; CHAPTER 8 Notes; Epilogue; References and Suggested Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index.

ISBN:

9786613144409

9781283144407

1283144409

9789814299770

9814299774

OCLC:

740446163