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The Road to Maxwell's Demon - Conceptual Foundations of Statistical Mechanics (Hardcover, New)
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The Road to Maxwell's Demon - Conceptual Foundations of Statistical Mechanics (Hardcover, New)
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Time asymmetric phenomena are successfully predicted by statistical
mechanics. Yet the foundations of this theory are surprisingly
shaky. Its explanation for the ease of mixing milk with coffee is
incomplete, and even implies that un-mixing them should be just as
easy. In this book the authors develop a new conceptual foundation
for statistical mechanics that addresses this difficulty.
Explaining the notions of macrostates, probability, measurement,
memory, and the arrow of time in statistical mechanics, they reach
the startling conclusion that Maxwell's Demon, the famous perpetuum
mobile, is consistent with the fundamental physical laws.
Mathematical treatments are avoided where possible, and instead the
authors use novel diagrams to illustrate the text. This is a
fascinating book for graduate students and researchers interested
in the foundations and philosophy of physics.
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