PERSPECTIVES ON THE UNIVERSALITY OF ENTROPY

Authors

  • Abdelkarim NOUGAOUI Faculty of science, University of Mohamed First

Abstract

   Science in all its forms has undoubtedly been a significant force for transforming society, but in most cases, it is only fully embraced by its elites. However, there are times when the need arises to make science more accessible. To achieve this, it is more necessary than ever to provoke debate, explain, and provide well-reasoned dissemination of scientific knowledge because one cannot understand something they do not know. For the dissemination of knowledge, scientists should assert themselves vigorously as defenders of the scientific process that is their own, and work to ensure that a broad audience can engage with it and discover a certain taste for staying informed and cultivated. It is in this goal that this periodical was created and realized through several issues. In the very first issue of Volume 1 of 2021, we published one of our early articles titled 'What's the Entropy?'[2]. In this article, we addressed the concept of entropy, from its formulation by Clausius, its adoption by Boltzmann and Gibbs to create statistical mechanics, alongside its adoption in quantum mechanics, biology, economics, information theory, and more.

   This concept did not remain confined to these fields of knowledge alone, as its adoption extended to many other domains for utilization, particularly in the human and social sciences. In these same sciences, the entropic concept, according to several authors, serves as a measure of disorder or the degree of disorganization in a social system. The more significant a system's importance, the higher its entropy, for any isolated or closed system.

Published

25-06-2024

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