Physical significance of entropy or of the second law
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. THE PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ENTROPY AND OF THE SECOND LAW4. INTRODUCTION PURPOSE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, THE TWO METHODS OF APPROACH AND OUTLINE OF TREATMENT5. SECTION A6. SECTION B THE APPLICATION OF CALCULUS OF PROBABILITIES IN MOLECULAR PHYSICS.7. SECTION C8. SECTION D9. SECTION E10. SECTION F11. PART II ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS FOR A FEW PRIMARY RELATIONS12. SECTION A MAXWELL'S LAW OF DISTRIBUTION OF MOLECULAR VELOCITIES13. SECTION B SIMPLE ANALYTICAL EXPRESSION FOR DEPENDENCE OF ENTROPY ON PROBABILITY14. SECTION C DETERMINATION OF A PRECISE, NUMERICAL, EXPRESSION FOR THE ENTROPY OF ANY PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION15. SECTION A OF THE SIMPLE REVERSIBLE OPERATIONS IN THERMODYNAMICS16. SECTION B OF THE FUNDAMENTALLY IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES17. SECTION C NEGATIVE CHANGE OF ENTROPY; SOME OF ITS PHYSICAL FEATURES OR NECESSARY ACCOMPANIMENTS18. SECTION D PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EQUIVALENTS FOR GROWTH OF ENTROPY GIVEN ON PAGES 42-4319. SECTION E PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MORE SPECIFIC STATEMENTS OF THE SECOND LAW GIVEN ON PAGES 44-4720. SECTION A21. SECTION B IRREVERSIBILITY22. SECTION C ENTROPY23. SECTION D THE SECOND LAW24. SECTION A ITS EXTENSION TO ALL BODIES25. SECTION B GENERAL CONCLUSION AS TO ENTROPY CHANGES