When you think of thermodynamics, and how energy, temperature, heat and entropy are all related in a system full of particles so numerous you could never hope to count them all in a thousand lifetimes, there are only a few names that stand out as titans in the field.
Boltzmann and Ehrenfest are perhaps two of the best-known, and while Boltzmann’s tragedy is well known, Ehrenfest’s story is perhaps even more heartbreaking, and has an even sadder ending.
Paul Halpern has this sobering story that’s very little-known, and even less talked about, despite its importance.
from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/1CRvyNK
When you think of thermodynamics, and how energy, temperature, heat and entropy are all related in a system full of particles so numerous you could never hope to count them all in a thousand lifetimes, there are only a few names that stand out as titans in the field.
Boltzmann and Ehrenfest are perhaps two of the best-known, and while Boltzmann’s tragedy is well known, Ehrenfest’s story is perhaps even more heartbreaking, and has an even sadder ending.
Paul Halpern has this sobering story that’s very little-known, and even less talked about, despite its importance.
from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/1CRvyNK
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