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For a foundation of thermodynamics it is tempting to give an abstract but, nevertheless, intuitively appealing definition of entropy, such as: entropy is the number of micro realizations for a given macro state, entropy is some volume in phase space, entropy is the lack of knowledge, etc. However, then one is left with the task of showing that the quantity so defined indeed behaves in a way that is empirically observed (see Chap. 4).
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Gemmer, J., Michel, M., Mahler, G. 5 The Program for the Foundation of Thermodynamics. In: Quantum Thermodynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 657. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44513-5_5
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