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001 2009931264
003 DLC
005 20130417082336.0
008 090623s2009 sz a b 001 0 eng d
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020 $a9783034600774
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn320198053
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050 00 $aQC318.E57$bV6413 2009
084 $a510$2sdnb
084 $aUG 3000$2rvk
100 1 $aVolʹkenshteĭn, M. V.$q(Mikhail Vladimirovich),$d1912-1992.
240 10 $aĖntropii︠a︡ i informat︠s︡ii︠a︡.$lEnglish
245 10 $aEntropy and information /$cMikhail V. Volkenstein ; translated by Abe Shenitzer and Robert G. Burns.
260 $aBasel ;$aBoston :$bBirkhäuser,$cc2009.
300 $ax, 209 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aProgress in mathematical physics ;$vv. 57.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a"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.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aEntropy.
650 0 $aEntropy (Information theory)
650 0 $aThermodynamics.
650 0 $aStatistical physics.
650 07 $aEntropie.$2swd
650 07 $aInformation.$2swd
700 1 $aShenitzer, Abe.
700 1 $aBurns, Robert G.
830 0 $aProgress in mathematical physics ;$vv. 57.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-t.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2009931264-b.html