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A Mathematical Realization of Entropy through Neutron Slowing Down
The slowing down equation for elastic scattering of neutrons in an infinite homogeneous medium is solved analytically by decomposing the neutron energy spectrum into collision intervals. Since scattering physically smooths energy distributions by redistributing neutron energy uniformly, it is inform...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7512748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33265324 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e20040233 |
| Sumario: | The slowing down equation for elastic scattering of neutrons in an infinite homogeneous medium is solved analytically by decomposing the neutron energy spectrum into collision intervals. Since scattering physically smooths energy distributions by redistributing neutron energy uniformly, it is informative to observe how mathematics accommodates the scattering process, which increases entropy through disorder. |
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