Entropy (statistical Thermodynamics)
In classical statistical mechanics, the entropy function earlier introduced by Clausius is changed to statistical entropy using probability theory. The statistical entropy perspective was introduced in 1870 with the work of the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann.
Read more about Entropy (statistical Thermodynamics): Gibbs Entropy Formula, Boltzmann's Principle, Lack of Knowledge and The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Counting of Microstates
Famous quotes containing the word entropy:
“Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy.”
—Václav Havel (b. 1936)