Boltzmann's entropy formula — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Boltzmann's entropy formula

دیسول ِ درگاشت ِ بولتسمن

disul-e dargâšt-e Boltzmann

Fr.: formule d'entropie de Boltzmann

In → statistical thermodynamics, a probability equation relating the → entropy S of an → ideal gas to the quantity Ω, which is the number of → microstates corresponding to a given → macrostate: S = k. ln Ω. Same as → Boltzmann’s relation.

See also: → Boltzmann’s constant; → entropy; → formula.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics