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Origin and justification for stating the second law of thermodynamics as $dS=d_{\rm{e}}S+d_{\rm{i}}S$?
The second law of thermodynamics is sometimes stated as:
$dS=d_{\rm{e}}S+d_{\rm{i}}S$
with :
$dS$, the variation of entropy of the system;
$d_{\rm{e}}S$, the entropy exchanged with or supplied to the ...
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In which work was Boltzmann's entropy originally introduced?
I get an impression from this enyclopedia entry
that the primary source of the Boltzmann entropy equation $S = k \log W$ might be
1866, Über die Mechanische Bedeutung des Zweiten Hauptsatzes der ...
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In which work was Gibbs' Inequality introduced?
Gibbs' inequality
$$-\sum\limits_{i=1}^n p_{i} \cdot \log{p_{i}} \le -\sum\limits_{i=1}^n p_{i} \cdot \log{q_{i}}$$
is such a popular thing that I cannot find where it was introduced.
My findings
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How did Carnot come up with the idea of Carnot Engine being the most efficient engine?
I am not asking the proof of why the Carnot Engine is the most efficient engine.
I wish to know the history of the development of idea of the most efficient engine. I wish to know how Carnot came up ...
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How did Gibbs discover Gibbs entropy?
I have read and I think that I agree with the idea that if we have to choose probability distribution for an unknown system then it is a good idea to choose a distribution that has the least bias.
I ...
