Representations of ordered semigroups and the Physical concept of Entropy

The abstract concept of entropy is interpreted through the concept of numerical representation of a totally preordered set so that the concept of composition of systems or additivity of entropy can be analyzed through the study of additive representations of totally ordered semigroups.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan C. Candeal, Juan R. de Miguel, Esteban Induráin, Ghansyam B. Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2004-04-01
Series:Applied General Topology
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Online Access:http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/AGT/article/view/1992