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Re: [Phys-l] Entropy again

On 01/08/2012 04:05 PM, Harvey S. Leff wrote:

It is not intended for calculations,

Thank you, Senator Kyl.

Just what I wanted! A new kind of physics, hitherto unknown to physicists;
a new kind of entropy, unsuitable for calculations.

I now see the error of my mistake! All these years, I've been using and
explaining entropy as if it were useful for calculations.

Gaaaack.

and is not at odds with statistical mechanics or information theory

Oh, but it is. I would hope that almost anybody on this list would be
able to come up with multiple counterexamples ... qualitative as well
as quantitative counterexamples.