Historical and Physical Account on Entropy and Perspectives on the Second Law of Thermodynamics for Astrophysical and Cosmological Systems
We performed an in depth analysis of the subjects of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics and how they are treated in astrophysical systems. These subjects are retraced historically from the early works on thermodynamics to the modern statistical mechanical approach and analyzed in view of s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-08-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/16/8/4420 |