On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 11:07 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
*> Here's an easier question: when Boltzmann defined entropy as S = k * log > N, why the log; why not just k*N? AG* > Because if you define Entropy with a log in there then it is additive for independent sources; the Entropy of a coin toss is 1 bit so the Entropy of 10 coin tosses is 10 bits. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2jjNfrDcWoRDRoofiTnQQWwqd%3DheLUcaD%2BnY8TYtuJmA%40mail.gmail.com.
