Chapter Eight. The Entropy of Classical Thermodynamics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. List of Contributors xiii
5. Chapter One. Introduction 1
6. PART 1. Fundamental Concepts
7. Chapter Two. Entropy: a Subtle Concept in Thermodynamics 19
8. Chapter Three. Probabilistic Aspects of Entropy 37
9. PART 2. Entropy in Thermodynamics
10. Chapter Four. Phenomenological Thermodynamics and Entropy Principles 57
11. Chapter Five. Entropy in Nonequilibrium 79
12. Chapter Six. Entropy for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws 107
13. Chapter Seven. Irreversibility and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 121
14. Chapter Eight. The Entropy of Classical Thermodynamics 147
15. PART 3. Entropy in Stochastic Processes
16. Chapter Nine. Large Deviations and Entropy 199
17. Chapter Ten. Relative Entropy for Random Motion in a Random Medium 215
18. Chapter Eleven. Metastability and Entropy 233
19. Chapter Twelve. Entropy Production in Driven Spatially Extended Systems 251
20. Chapter Thirteen. Entropy: a Dialogue 269
21. PART 4. Entropy and Information
22. Chapter Fourteen. Classical and Quantum Entropies: Dynamics and Information 279
23. Chapter Fifteen. Complexity and Information in Data 299
24. Chapter Sixteen. Entropy in Dynamical Systems 313
25. Chapter Seventeen. Entropy in Ergodic Theory 329
26. Combined References 337
27. Index 351