Chapter 11, The Message on the Tombstone, The meaning of entropy, p. 97-98
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Entropy is not about speeds or positions of particles, the way temperature and pressure and volume are, but about our lack of information.
— Hans Christian von Baeyer
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About Hans Christian von Baeyer
Hans Christian von Baeyer (born 1938) is a Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary.
About Hans Christian von Baeyer
Hans Christian von Baeyer (born 1938) is a Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary.
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