Entropy |
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Editor:
| Greven, Andreas Keller, Gerhard Warnecke, Gerald |
Series title: | Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-11338-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $137.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.