An information-theoretic formulation of Newton's second law
Classical Physics
2009-11-07 v1 General Physics
Abstract
From the principle of maximum entropy for a closed system in thermal equilibrium, for the first instance a clear relation is shown to exist between total entropy S (in terms of arrangements of particles) and the classical expression for the force acting on a particle in a rotating frame. We determine relationships between arrangement of particles and force in the case of the gravitational and elastic forces.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0209066,
title = {An information-theoretic formulation of Newton's second law},
author = {Mario J. Pinheiro},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0209066},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages