Introduction to Mathematical Physics/Continuous approximation/Second principle of thermodynamics

Second principle statement

Second principle of thermodynamics\ index{second principle of thermodynamics} is the macroscopic version of maximum entropy fundamental principle of statistical physics. Before stating second principle, let us introduce the thermostat notion: Template:IMP/defn We thus have: Template:IMP/eq so Template:IMP/eq Template:IMP/postulat Template:IMP/rem Template:IMP/rem

Applications

Here are two examples of application of second principle: Template:IMP/exmp Template:IMP/exmp