Striving to explore the subject in as simple a manner as possible, this book helps readers understand the elusive concept of entropy. Innovative aspects of the book include the construction of statistical entropy from desired properties, the derivation of the entropy of classical systems from purely
A Userβs Guide to Entropy
β Scribed by Yve-Alain Bois, Rosalind Krauss
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 52
- Series
- October
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A User's Guide to Entropy
Author(s): Yve-Alain Bois and Rosalind Krauss
Source: October, Vol. 78 (Autumn, 1996), pp. 38-88
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