- International Journal of Thermodynamics
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Maxwell's and Boltzmann's Triumphant Contributions to and Misconceived Interpretations of Thermodynamics
Authors : Elias GYFTOPOULOS
Pages : 9-19
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Publication Date : 1998-06-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :The statistical interpretation is discussed and found to be inadequate to explain thermodynamic phenomena. Two alternative approaches to the statistical interpretation are summarized, one purely thermodynamic, and the other quantum-theoretic and thermodynamic.Keywords : Finite time reversibility, Maxwell's demon, Microscopic systems, Nonstatistical entropy