Arieh Ben Naim: 2 books
Entropy Demystified
The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2008
In this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years — entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated...
A Farewell to Entropy
Statistical Thermodynamics Based on Information
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2008
The principal message of this book is that thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will benefit from replacing the unfortunate, misleading and mysterious term “entropy” with a more familiar, meaningful and appropriate term such as information, missing information or uncertainty. This replacement...