H-Theorem -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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H-Theorem

Expresses the increase in entropy for an irreversible process. It states that the quantity H defined by the integral over velocity space

(1)

where P(r) is the probability, always tends to decrease. The means that the generalized entropy defined as

(2)

tends to increase.

Entropy, Irreversible Process


© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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