Making sense of statistical mechanics
By: Bricmont, Jean.
Series: Undergraduate lecture notes in physics. Publisher: Switzerland Springer 2022Description: x, 368p.ISBN: 9783030917937.Subject(s): Statistical mechanics | Mathematical physics | Physics -- Philosophy | ThermodynamicsDDC classification: 530.13 | B762m Summary: Many people, including physicists, are confused about what the Second Law of thermodynamics really means, about how it relates to the arrow of time, and about whether it can be derived from classical mechanics.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Many people, including physicists, are confused about what the Second Law of thermodynamics really means, about how it relates to the arrow of time, and about whether it can be derived from classical mechanics.
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