Dimensional Equations of Entropy

Author(s): Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

Entropy is a quantity which is of great importance in physics and chemistry. The concept comes out of thermodynamics, proposed by Rudolf Clausius in his analysis of Carnot cycle and linked by Ludwig Boltzmann to the number of specific ways in which a physical system may be arranged. Any physics classroom, in its task of learning physics, has therefore to face this crucial concept. As we will show in this paper, the lectures can be enriched by discussing dimensional equations linked to the entropy of some physical systems.

Physics Classroom, Entropy, Einstein Model, Blackbody Radiation, Bekenstein-Hawking Black Hole Entropy, Casimir Entropy, Bose-Einstein Condensation

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