Entropy demystified: the second law reduced to plain common sense
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
ix
Programs for Simulating Some of the Games
in the Book
xxiii
1
Introduction, and a Short History of the Second
Law of Thermodynamics
1
1.1.
The Non-Atomistic Formulation of the
Second Law
.................... 1
1.2.
The Atomistic Formulation of the
Second Law
.................... 9
2
A Brief Introduction to Probability Theory,
Information Theory, and all the Rest
19
2.1.
The Classical Definition
............. 31
2.2.
The Relative Frequency Definition
....... 33
2.3.
Independent Events and Conditional
Probability
.................... 37
2.4.
Three Caveats
.................. 42
2.4.1.
Conditional probability and
subjective probability
.......... 42
2.4.2.
Conditional probability and
cause and effect
............. 46
xxviii
Entropy Demystified
2.4.3.
Conditional probability and
joint probability
............ 49
2.5.
A Teaspoon of Information Theory
....... 51
2.6.
A Tip of a Teaspoon of Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry
.............. 60
2.7.
A Matter of Lottery
............... 67
2.8.
A Matter of Order-Disorder
........... 69
2.9.
A Challenging Problem
............. 70
2.10.
Answers to the Problems
............ 73
2.10.1.
Answers to the roulette problems
... 73
2.10.2.
Answer to a matter of lottery
.... 74
2.10.3.
Answer to a matter of order-disorder
75
2.10.4.
Answer to a challenging problem
. . 76
3
First Let Us Play with Real Dice
78
3.1.
One Die
...................... 78
3.2.
Two Dice
..................... 79
3.3.
Three Dice
.................... 84
3.4.
Four Dice and More
............... 86
4
Let s Play with Simplified Dice and have
a Preliminary Grasp of the Second Law
92
4.1.
Two Dice;
N = 2................. 95
4.2.
FourDice;N = 4
................. 98
4.3.
Ten Dice;
N=10................ 100
4.4.
Hundred Dice; N =
100............. 106
4.5.
Thousand Dice; N =
1000 ........... 108
4.6.
Ten Thousand Dice;
N =
104 and Beyond
... 110
5
Experience the Second Law with all Your Five Senses
116
5.1.
See it with your Visual Sense
.......... 117
5.2.
Smell it with your Olfactory Sense
....... 119
Contents xxix
5.3. Taste
it with your Gustatory Sense
....... 122
5.4.
Hear it with your Auditory Sense
........ 123
5.5.
Feel it with your Touch (Tactile) Sense
..... 125
6
Finally, Grasp it with Your Common Sense
129
7
Translating from the Dice-World to the Real World
146
7.1.
The Correspondence with the Expansion
Process
...................... 147
7.2.
The Correspondence with the Deassimilation
Process
...................... 157
7.3.
Summary of the Evolution of the System
towards the Equilibrium State
.......... 164
7.4.
Mixing of Three Components
.......... 172
7.5.
Heat Transfer from a Hot to a Cold Gas
.... 174
7.6.
Test Your Understanding of the Second Law
. . 180
8
Reflections on the Status of the Second Law of
Thermodynamics as a Law of Physics
186
8.1.
What is the Source of the Mystery?
....... 189
8.2.
The Association of Entropy with Disorder
. 196
8.3.
The Association of Entropy with Missing
Information
.................... 199
8.4.
Is the Second Law Intimately Associated
with the Arrow of Time?
............ 208
8.5.
Is the Second Law of Thermodynamics
a Law of Physics?
................ 213
8.6.
Can We Do Away with the Second Law?
.... 216
References and Suggested Reading
....... 219
Index
223
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Contents
Preface
ix
Programs for Simulating Some of the Games
in the Book
xxiii
1
Introduction, and a Short History of the Second
Law of Thermodynamics
1
1.1.
The Non-Atomistic Formulation of the
Second Law
. 1
1.2.
The Atomistic Formulation of the
Second Law
. 9
2
A Brief Introduction to Probability Theory,
Information Theory, and all the Rest
19
2.1.
The Classical Definition
. 31
2.2.
The Relative Frequency Definition
. 33
2.3.
Independent Events and Conditional
Probability
. 37
2.4.
Three Caveats
. 42
2.4.1.
Conditional probability and
subjective probability
. 42
2.4.2.
Conditional probability and
cause and effect
. 46
xxviii
Entropy Demystified
2.4.3.
Conditional probability and
joint probability
. 49
2.5.
A Teaspoon of Information Theory
. 51
2.6.
A Tip of a Teaspoon of Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry
. 60
2.7.
A Matter of Lottery
. 67
2.8.
A Matter of Order-Disorder
. 69
2.9.
A Challenging Problem
. 70
2.10.
Answers to the Problems
. 73
2.10.1.
Answers to the roulette problems
. 73
2.10.2.
Answer to "a matter of lottery"
. 74
2.10.3.
Answer to "a matter of order-disorder"
75
2.10.4.
Answer to "a challenging problem"
. . 76
3
First Let Us Play with Real Dice
78
3.1.
One Die
. 78
3.2.
Two Dice
. 79
3.3.
Three Dice
. 84
3.4.
Four Dice and More
. 86
4
Let's Play with Simplified Dice and have
a Preliminary Grasp of the Second Law
92
4.1.
Two Dice;
N = 2. 95
4.2.
FourDice;N = 4
. 98
4.3.
Ten Dice;
N=10. 100
4.4.
Hundred Dice; N =
100. 106
4.5.
Thousand Dice; N =
1000 . 108
4.6.
Ten Thousand Dice;
N =
104 and Beyond
. 110
5
Experience the Second Law with all Your Five Senses
116
5.1.
See it with your Visual Sense
. 117
5.2.
Smell it with your Olfactory Sense
. 119
Contents xxix
5.3. Taste
it with your Gustatory Sense
. 122
5.4.
Hear it with your Auditory Sense
. 123
5.5.
Feel it with your Touch (Tactile) Sense
. 125
6
Finally, Grasp it with Your Common Sense
129
7
Translating from the Dice-World to the Real World
146
7.1.
The Correspondence with the Expansion
Process
. 147
7.2.
The Correspondence with the Deassimilation
Process
. 157
7.3.
Summary of the Evolution of the System
towards the Equilibrium State
. 164
7.4.
Mixing of Three Components
. 172
7.5.
Heat Transfer from a Hot to a Cold Gas
. 174
7.6.
Test Your Understanding of the Second Law
. . 180
8
Reflections on the Status of the Second Law of
Thermodynamics as a Law of Physics
186
8.1.
What is the Source of the Mystery?
. 189
8.2.
The Association of Entropy with "Disorder"
. 196
8.3.
The Association of Entropy with Missing
Information
. 199
8.4.
Is the Second Law Intimately Associated
with the Arrow of Time?
. 208
8.5.
Is the Second Law of Thermodynamics
a Law of Physics?
. 213
8.6.
Can We Do Away with the Second Law?
. 216
References and Suggested Reading
. 219
Index
223 |
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