Re: Entropy: quenched disorder is entropy

[Joel Rauber <Joel_Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

I might add, that it is difficult to follow; but I'm enjoying the attempt
and appreciat Leigh, David and John for posting this discussion publicly

Thanks!!

Joel Rauber
> ..addendum to last post.  I guess a part of what is confusing me is
> that I thought the probability of any particular arrangement
> of cards in
> a deck is the same.  It shouldn't matter (in my view) whether
> the cards
> are all arranged in order or not--they are in some order and
> that is all
> that matters.   Differences in probability arise when we as questions
> like:  What is the probability that the first four cards in
> the sequence
> are black?   This does not seem to be what you are talking about?
> WBN