Making Sense of Statistical Mechanics

by Jean Bricmont

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. They also wonder what entropy really is: Is it all about information? But, if so, then, what is its relation to fluxes of heat?

One might ask similar questions about probabilities: Do they express subjective judgments by us, humans,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030917932
• ISBN13: 9783030917937
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"