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Entropy, anxiety, and a groundbreaking equation that defines our universe.
Anxiety and the Equation
Understanding Boltzmann's Entropy
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192 pages
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1 November 2022
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Summary
Ludwig Boltzmann’s grave in Vienna’s Central Cemetery bears a cryptic epitaph—S = k log W. This equation was Boltzmann’s great discovery, and it contributed significantly to our understanding of the second law of thermodynamics.
In Anxiety and the Equation, Eric Johnson tells the story of a man and his equation—the anxiety-plagued nineteenth-century physicist who did his most important work as he struggled with mental illness.
Johnson explains that “S” in Boltzmann’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546614 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262546612 |
| Author: | Eric Johnson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
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About The Author
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati.
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