STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND IRREVERSIBILITY.

Abstract

The problem of obtaining irreversible evolution equations in statistical mechanics from reversible equations of motion is discussed. The sense in which mechanics gives rise to irreversibility is considered to rest on a clear understanding of the problem statistical mechanics attempts to solve. A discussion of the mechanical view of the second law of thermodynamics is also given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600072

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Andrews

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Equations Of State
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
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  • Physics
  • Reversible
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics

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