7.4 Connection between the Statistical Definition of Entropy and Randomness
We need now to examine the behavior of the statistical definition of entropy as regards randomness. Because a uniform probability distribution reflects the largest randomness, a system with allowed states will have the greatest entropy when each state is equally likely. In this situation, the probabilities become
where is the total number of microstates. The entropy is thus
- is maximum when is maximum, which means many permitted quantum states, hence much randomness,
- is minimum when is minimum. In particular, for , there is no randomness and .
We can also examine the additive property of entropy with respect to probabilities. If we have two systems, and , which are viewed as a combined system, , the quantum states for the combined system are the combinations of the quantum states from and . The quantum state where is in its state and is in its state would have a probability because the two probabilities are independent. The number of probabilities for the combined system, , is thus defined by . The entropy of the combined system is
Equation (7.16) is sometimes taken as the basic definition of entropy, but it should be remembered that it is only appropriate when each quantum state is equally likely. Equation (7.12) is more general and applies equally for equilibrium and non-equilibrium situations.
A simple numerical example shows trends in entropy changes and randomness for a system which can exist in three states. Consider the five probability distributions
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Disusun Ulang Oleh:
Arip Nurahman
Pendidikan Fisika, FPMIPA. Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
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Follower Open Course Ware at MIT-Harvard University. Cambridge. USA.
Materi kuliah termodinamika ini disusun dari hasil perkuliahan di departemen fisika FPMIPA Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia dengan Dosen:
1. Bpk. Drs. Saeful Karim, M.Si.
2. Bpk. Insan Arif Hidayat, S.Pd., M.Si.
Dan dengan sumber bahan bacaan lebih lanjut dari :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Thermodynamics
Professor Z. S. Spakovszk, Ph.D.
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Phone: 617-253-2196
Email: zolti@mit.edu
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