Entropy, Shannon’s Measure of Information and Boltzmann’s H-Theorem
We start with a clear distinction between Shannon’s Measure of Information (SMI) and the Thermodynamic Entropy. The first is defined on any probability distribution; and therefore it is a very general concept. On the other hand Entropy is defined on a very special set of distributions. Next we show...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/19/2/48 |