Entropy
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Entropy
By (Author) Andreas Greven
Edited by Gerhard Keller
Edited by Gerald Warnecke
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
5th January 2004
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Statistical physics
Mathematics
510
Physical Properties
Hardback
384
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
680g
Description
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.
Reviews
"This book is that rare thing: an edited volume that will be a lasting contribution to the literature."Ray Streater, King's College
Author Bio
Andreas Greven and Gerhard Kellerare Professors of Mathematics at the University of Erlangen. Gerald Warnecke is Professor of Numerical Mathematics at the University of Magdeburg.
