Timeline for How do you experimentally measure the chemical potential of a gas?
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May 14 at 19:06 | comment | added | Themis | Yes, absolute zero $T$ sets the absolute zero of $S$. But it is in how $S$ increases with $T$ where the real problem lies. In principle all degrees of freedom contribute to $S$. In practice it is only those we know about today. It is hard to escape the conclusion that entropy characterizes the observer’s knowledge of the system and that it is not an intrinsic property of the system. After all, there is no observation without an observer. | |
May 12 at 13:56 | comment | added | Matt Hanson | Note that $S$ does have intrinsic significance due to the 3rd law, but it is extremely unique among the thermodynamic potentials for that reason. | |
May 12 at 12:22 | history | edited | Themis | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Jan 31, 2020 at 0:23 | history | edited | Themis | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Jan 31, 2020 at 0:12 | vote | accept | Luke | ||
Jan 29, 2020 at 21:35 | history | answered | Themis | CC BY-SA 4.0 |