Gianinetti A. An Account of Thermodynamic Entropy

Sharjah, UAE: Bentham eBooks imprint, 2017. — 210 p. – ISBN: 978-1-68108-394-0.The second law of thermodynamics is an example of the fundamental laws that govern our universe and is relevant to every branch of science exploring the physical world. This reference summarizes knowledge and concepts about the second law of thermodynamics and entropy. A verbatim explanation of chemical thermodynamics is presented by the author, making this text easy to understand for chemistry students, researchers, non-experts, and educators.Entropy in classical thermodynamics: the importance of
Reversibility
Heat vs. Work
More on reversibility
More a matter of lost work than of waste heat
Entropy in statistical mechanics
Constraints limit spreading and thus reduce entropy
The effect of temperature
From nature’s tendency to statistical mechanics
Distributions of particles and energy
Boltzmann entropy & equilibrium in non-isolated systems
Entropy increase as tendency: drive and effector
The probabilistic driver and the role of restraints
The motional effector
Spreading & sharing is a common outcome of a physical function levelling down available energy
Changes of entropy: the fundamental equation and the chemical potential
Instances of entropy change
The limits of the spreading and sharing metaphor
Some special instances of entropy change
Quantization
The role of probability in defining entropy
Routlines of a verbal account of the thermodynamic entropy for a pedagogical approach