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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Volʹkenshteĭn, M.V. (Mikhail Vladimirovich), 1912- Entropy and information. Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, c2009 (DLC) 2009931264 (OCoLC)320198053 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
M V Volʹkenshteĭn; Abe Shenitzer; Robert G Burns |
| ISBN: | 9783034600781 303460078X |
| OCLC Number: | 495478500 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (x, 209 p.) : ill. |
| Contents: | 1. "Reflections on the motive power of fire ...".- 2. The laws of thermodynamics.- 3. Entropy and free energy.- 4. Entropy and probability.- 5. Statistics and mechanics.- 6. Open systems.- 7. Information.- 8. Entropy, information, life. |
| Series Title: | Progress in mathematical physics, v. 57. |
| Other Titles: | Ėntropii︠a︡ i informat︠s︡ii︠a︡. |
| Responsibility: | Mikhail V. Volkenstein ; translated by Abe Shenitzer and Robert G. Burns. |
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From the reviews: "The book is structured in eight chapters covering topics raging of the early history of thermodynamics to the complexity and value of information. ... is recommended to advanced high-school students, beginning university students and others who do not know many concepts of physics. Being a book for non-experts, the author literary describes all the notions using very simple mathematical equations ... . also, contains schemes and images for a better understanding of the reader. ... explains in details all the presented formulas and phenomenas." (Nicolae Constantinescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1186, 2010) Read more...
