Lecture5.EntropyandtheSecondLaw(Ch.2).pptVIP

Lecture 5: 2nd and 3rd Laws of Thermodynamics 2nd law: The entropy of an isolated system never decreases. Nernst’s Theorem: The entropy of a system at T = 0 is a well-defined constant. For any processes that bring a system at T = 0 from one equilibrium state to another, ? S = 0 . An isolated system, being initially in a non-equilibrium state, will evolve from macropartitions with lower multiplicity (lower probability, lower entropy) to macropartitions with higher multiplicity (higher probability, higher entropy). Once the system reaches the macropartition with the highest multiplicity (hi