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Entropy Values and Entropy Bounds

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Book cover Hard Ball Systems and the Lorentz Gas

Part of the book series: Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences ((EMS,volume 101))

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We describe rigorous mathematical results on the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy for Lorentz gases and hard ball systems (both finite and infinite). Exact formulas and asymptotic estimates of the entropy are discussed for various models.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 91, 1521, Budapest, Hungary

    D. Szász

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Chernov, N. (2000). Entropy Values and Entropy Bounds. In: Szász, D. (eds) Hard Ball Systems and the Lorentz Gas. Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences, vol 101. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04062-1_6

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