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    Cover of The four laws that do not drive the universe

    The four laws that do not drive the universe

    Arieh Ben-Naim · 2018

    Physics & Cosmology
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    2recommend
    2mentions
    2people
    2020–2025years
    100% recommend

    Mentions per year

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    1. kgwgkAug 2025
      I've not read this particular book but I like Arieh Ben-Naim's approach:

      Four Laws That Do Not Drive The Universe, The: Elements Of Thermodynamics For The Curious And Intelligent

      https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/10531

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    2. flubertNov 2020

        - Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced To Plain Common Sense 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Demystified-Second-Reduced-Co...)

        - A Farewell to Entropy 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Entropy-Statistical-Thermody...)

        - Discover Entropy and the Second Law 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Discover-Entropy-Second-Law-Thermodyn...)

        - Entropy And The Second Law: Interpretation And Misss-Interpretationsss 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Second-Law-Interpretation-Mis...)

        - Information, Entropy, Life and the Universe 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Information-Entropy-Life-Universe-Wha...)

        - Entropy: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Truth-Whole-Nothing-But/dp/98...)

        - Four Laws That Do Not Drive The Universe, The: Elements Of Thermodynamics For The Curious And Intelligent 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Four-Laws-That-Drive-Universe/dp/9813...)

        - TIME'S ARROW (?): The Timeless Nature of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 
      (https://www.amazon.com/TIMES-ARROW-Timeless-Entropy-Thermody...)

        - Entropy for Smart Kids and their Curious Parents 
      (https://www.amazon.com/Entropy-Smart-their-Curious-Parents/d...)
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