Why is it interesting?

Layman

• https://gravityandlevity.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/feynmans-ratchet-and-the-perpetual-motion-gambling-scheme/

Student

Recommended Lecture Notes:

• http://www.inference.org.uk/sanjoy/teaching/thermo/

Recommended Papers:

• Gibbs vs Boltzmann Entropies by E. T. Jaynes; especially the section ""Intuitive meaning of the second law".

FAQ:

• What is the conceptual difference between Gibbs and Boltzmann entropies?
  • https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/141321/what-is-the-conceptual-difference-between-gibbs-and-boltzmann-entropies
  • Gibbs vs Boltzmann Entropies by E. T. Jaynes;

Researcher

Recommended Papers:

• On Geometry of Phenomenological Thermodynamics by Jerzy Kocik

Common Question 1

Common Question 2

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