https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05793-w
Review
Entropy: from the beginning
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Received:
25
April
2024
Accepted:
30
October
2024
Published online:
3
December
2024
The concept of entropy emerged two centuries ago. It is a thought-provoking and instructive chapter in the history of physics. We present here a concise review of the emergence and evolution of this fundamental idea. Its initially unnoticed beginning and how it became a key element in the formulation of modern thermodynamics and statistical physics as well as its close relationship with information are discussed, and a modern application is described.
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