Thermodynamic definition and quantum-theoretic pictorial illustration of entropy

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-160

  Gyftopoulos, E P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0039365208     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795027     Document Type: Article

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