Volʹkenshteĭn, M. V. (Mikhail Vladimirovich) 1912- creator Shenitzer, Abe. Burns, Robert G. text bibliography sz Basel Boston Birkhäuser c2009 2009 monographic eng rus

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x, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "This treasure of popular science by the Russian biophysicist Mikhail V. Volkenstein is at last, more than twenty years after its appearance in Russian, available in English translation. As its title Entropy and Information suggests, the book deals with the thermodynamical concept of entropy and its interpretation in terms of information theory. The author shows how entropy is not to be considered a mere shadow of the central physical concept of energy, but more appropriately as a leading player in all of the major natural processes: physical, chemical, biological, evolutionary, and even cultural. The theory of entropy is thoroughly developed from its beginnings in the foundational work of Sadi Carnot and Clausius in the context of heat engines, including expositions of much of the necessary physics and mathematics, and illustrations from everyday life of the importance of entropy."--Back cover. "Reflections on the motive power of fire ..." -- The laws of thermodynamics -- Entropy and free energy -- Entropy and probability -- Statistics and mechanics -- Open systems -- Information -- Entropy, information, life. Mikhail V. Volkenstein ; translated by Abe Shenitzer and Robert G. Burns. Includes bibliographical references and index. Entropy Entropy (Information theory) Thermodynamics Statistical physics Entropie Information QC318.E57 V6413 2009 510 V M E 510 UG 3000 9783034600774 3034600771 2009931264 12618750 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-b.html BTCTA 090623 20150408113914.0 15787994