A model for discussing entropy and time reversibility
Physics Education
2014-09-10 v2
Abstract
In this article we discuss a model used to introduce the concept of entropy with secondary school students. It can be used to discuss with students the reversibility of time, the tendency towards homogeneity and the link between probability theory and second law of thermodynamics. The model is useful to introduce crucial epistemological issues and helps student to understand the deep connection between the macroscopic and the microscopic.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1409.2251,
title = {A model for discussing entropy and time reversibility},
author = {Tommaso Castellani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.2251},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
9 pages, 2 figures. Submitted to Physics Education