Anyone heard of a book titled S=k ln W ?

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The discussion centers around the search for a book titled "S=k ln W," which is related to statistical mechanics (SM) and attributed to Ludwig Boltzmann. The original poster mentions that the book is short, approximately 100 pages, and may have been published in German, complicating the search for an English version. While some participants suggest a potential match with a book available on Amazon, it is noted that this book is longer than the one described. The conversation highlights the difficulty in locating the specific title and author, emphasizing Boltzmann's significance in the field but ultimately providing no definitive leads on the book's existence or publication details.
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Anyone heard of a book titled "S=k ln W"?

Hi,

An old prof. of mine suggested an SM book he read in grad school that was titled "S=k ln W". He didn't remember the author, but said it was pretty short (~100 pages) and was a really good read for a grad class in SM. I've been trying to find this book, but no luck so far, I can't even find any mention of it online. Anyone heard of this book or possibly know who the author is?

-Adam

P.S. He is german, so there is a chance that this book might have been in german and could have been published under another name in english.
 
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What do you mean by SM, Statistical Mechanics.
 


Other than the equation being the work of Ludwig Boltzmann, and him being a bit of a big cheese in the field of statistical mechanics I can't help. I've done a quick google and I can't find a list of Boltzmann's publications, but maybe this was something of his?
 


The only book I can think of with that on the cover is https://www.amazon.com/dp/9812832254/?tag=pfamazon01-20. But it is 250 pages. The author's larger book A Farewell To Entropy is better than the shorter version above. Also he isn't German... so this is probably a different book.
 
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