The Trouble with Disorder: On the Subjectivity of Entropy Interpretations
In this brief note, we critically examine the common interpretation that an increase in thermal entropy corresponds to an increase in disorder. We argue that it is preferable to adhere strictly to the mathematical definitions of thermal entropy to avo
Authors
- András Dér (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-884X)
- László B. Kish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8917-954X)
Institutions
- HUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont (HU)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics (CZ)
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU)
- Texas A&M University – Central Texas (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.175624643.37881346/v1
- Primary Topic
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00