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1987 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

The Notion of Entropy

Authors : Prof. Dr. Malte Faber, Dr. Gunter Stephan, Dr. Horst Niemes

Published in: Entropy, Environment and Resources

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Thermodynamics is that discipline of physics which is concerned with the behavior of systems that contain a large number of particles. Thermodynamics involves two important alterations if compared to classical mechanics, that part of physics which is concerned with the movements of a small number of particles.

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Title
The Notion of Entropy
Authors
Prof. Dr. Malte Faber
Dr. Gunter Stephan
Dr. Horst Niemes
Copyright Year
1987
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Entropy, Environment and Resources

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-97049-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-97047-4

Copyright Year: 1987

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97047-4_4