Footnotes to the history of statistical mechanics: In Boltzmann’s words

Although Ludwig Boltzmann was one of the primary founders of the field of statistical mechanics, very few contemporary physicists have actually read his papers. As a result, some of his ideas have been distorted or even lost over the course of time. In this paper, I will discuss some of the reasons for the neglect of Boltzmann’s writings and try to reintroduce one of his most important ideas, the definition of entropy.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Swendsen, Robert H.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 389.2010, 15, p. 2898-2901
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Entropy

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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