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There is no concept in the whole field of physics which is more difficult to understand than is the concept of entropy, nor is there one which is more fundamental.
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Francis Weston Sears (1950). Mechanics, heat and sound, Addison-Wesley principles of physics series Volume 1, 2nd Edition. Addison-Wesley Press. p. 447. 

 

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