Evolution of a chemical system as a trajectory in a phase space. A fruitful picture of the second law

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 803-810

  Jullien, Ludovic ^a   Lemarchand, Hervé ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

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EID: 0035366781     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p803     Document Type: Article

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