Concepts and Recent Advances in Generalized Information Measures and Statistics

Author(s): Evaldo M. F. Curado, Andres M. Kowalski and Raul D. Rossignoli

DOI: 10.2174/9781608057603113010006

Heat and Entropy: A Brief History

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Concepts and Recent Advances in Generalized Information Measures and Statistics

Heat and Entropy: A Brief History

Author(s): Evaldo M. F. Curado, Andres M. Kowalski and Raul D. Rossignoli

Pp: 3-29 (27)

DOI: 10.2174/9781608057603113010006

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

We provide a brief description of the historical development of the concept of Entropy, from its origins related to heat to its modern interpretation as a special measure of information.


Keywords: Heat, Entropy, Information Theory, Maximum Entropy Principle.

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