Entropy and the second law
by Arieh Ben-Naim · first published 2012
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"This book presents a clear and readable description of one of the most mysterious concepts of physics: Entropy. It contains a self-learning kit that guides the reader in understanding the concepts of entropy. In the first part, the reader is asked to play the familiar twenty-Question game. Once the reader feels comfortable with playing this game and acquires proficiency in playing the game effectively (intelligently), he or she will be able to capture the elusive and used-to-be mysterious concept of entropy.
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on “Demystifying the second law of thermodynamics” ↗…where I'm coming from, I have a PhD in physics, spent years thinking about the entropy of computation, and wrote parts of the Wikipedia entry on Maxwell's demon. I think much of the disagreement over entropy and the second law comes from how we frame the problem.
on “Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Second Law of Thermodynamics” ↗