Entropy, information, and the arrow of time.
We shall investigate the relationships between the thermodynamic entropy and information theory and the implications that can be drawn for the arrow of time. This demands a careful study of classical thermodynamics and a review of its fundamental concepts. The statistical mechanical properties of time-dependent systems will be carefully studied, and the point at which the arrow of time appears will be described.
Oppenheim
Irwin
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Chemistry Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.