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: Received: 27 October 2023 / Approved: 30 October 2023 / Online: 30 October 2023 (06:35:11 CET)
How to cite:
Lairez, D. Thermostatistics, Information, Subjectivity, Why Is This Association So Disturbing?. Preprints2023, 2023101828. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1828.v1
Lairez, D. Thermostatistics, Information, Subjectivity, Why Is This Association So Disturbing?. Preprints 2023, 2023101828. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1828.v1
Lairez, D. Thermostatistics, Information, Subjectivity, Why Is This Association So Disturbing?. Preprints2023, 2023101828. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1828.v1
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Lairez, D. (2023). Thermostatistics, Information, Subjectivity, Why Is This Association So Disturbing?. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1828.v1
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Lairez, D. 2023 "Thermostatistics, Information, Subjectivity, Why Is This Association So Disturbing?" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1828.v1
Abstract
Although information theory resolves inconsistencies (known under the form of famous enigmas) of the traditional approach of thermostatistics, its place in the corresponding literature is not what it deserves. This is interpreted as being mainly due to epistemological rather than scientific reasons: the subjectivity introduced into physics is perceived as a problem. This paper attempts to expose and clarify where exactly this subjectivity lies: in the representation of the reality and in probabilistic inference. Two aspects which have been integrated into the practice of science for a long time and which should no longer frighten anyone, but which become explicit with information theory.
Keywords
thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, information theory
Subject
Physical Sciences, Thermodynamics
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
