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Entropy
a very short introduction
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160 pages
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17 December 2025
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Entropy: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Until the middle of the nineteenth century, entropy and energy were confused with one another. The intellectual fog slowly cleared, and now these words name subtle and powerful concepts. Most people think they know what energy is, but few could define entropy.
This Very Short Introduction traces the emergence of entropy and energy as distinct concepts, and explai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198901488 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198901488 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | James Binney |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 111mm |
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James Binney
James Binney, FRS, is an astrophysicist at Oxford University. He is the co-author of The Physics of Quantum Mechanics (2013) with David Skinner, along with Astrophysics: A Very Short Introduction.
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