Entropy
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691113388
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2003
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Provides surveys of the uses and concepts of entropy in diverse areas of mathematics and the physical sciences. This book starts by providing basic concepts and terminology, illustrated by examples from both the macroscopic and microscopic lines of thought. In-depth surveys covering the macroscopic, microscopic and probabilistic approaches follow.