The Entropies
Statistical Mechanics
2026-02-23 v2 Chemical Physics
Abstract
Entropy is critically examined as a fundamental concept in contemporary science and informatics. Although the typical Shannon entropy provides a proper framework for describing the canonical ensemble, it fails to represent adequately the microcanonical ensemble. This discrepancy manifests additionally in its inability to support a theoretical derivation of the Second Law of thermodynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.07861,
title = {The Entropies},
author = {Roumen Tsekov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.07861},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
The paper is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Department of Physical Chemistry