Entropy : the significance of the concept of entropy and its applications in science and technology

Front Matter....Pages i-xii General Introduction....Pages 1-5 The Concept of Entropy in Classical Thermodynamics....Pages 6-46 The Statistical Significance of the Entropy Concept....Pages 47-87 Applications of the Concept Of Entropy....Pages 88-168 Quantum Mechanics and Statistics....Pages 169-208 The Entropy of Monatomic Gases....Pages 209-249 The Entropy of Diatomic Gases....Pages 250-308 Back Matter....Pages 309-339