Selected reading: Thermodynamic variables, microstates and macrostates.
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Why does time have an arrow?
Define the state variables and constraints in one equilibrium example.
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Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.
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From Eternity to Here
Sean Carroll. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
de Groot · Mazur. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
Self-Organization in Nonequilibrium Systems
Nicolis · Prigogine. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
The End of Certainty
Ilya Prigogine. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics
E. T. Jaynes. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.