Timeline for An argument for principle of maximum entropy which I don't understand
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| Dec 3, 2019 at 14:58 | comment | added | user4552 | This is law so there is no need for a proof. It's not true that laws can never be proved. The issue is what principles you're going to take to be more fundamental so that you can use them in your proof. | |
| Aug 25, 2016 at 3:30 | comment | added | user115350 | well, the example gives all possible states with their entropy. The maximum entropy principle says the equilibrium state is the one that has the maximum value of entropy. | |
| Aug 25, 2016 at 0:32 | comment | added | Sina | Well I dont really need a proof but a thought example/experiment like this to get some intuition would be nice. I cant just see how this example is related to the law though. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 20:04 | history | answered | user115350 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |