Anyone heard of a book titled S=k ln W ?

[arwright3]

Anyone heard of a book titled "S=k ln W"?

Hi,

An old prof. of mine suggested an SM book he read in grad school that was titled "S=k ln W". He didn't remember the author, but said it was pretty short (~100 pages) and was a really good read for a grad class in SM. I've been trying to find this book, but no luck so far, I can't even find any mention of it online. Anyone heard of this book or possibly know who the author is?

-Adam

P.S. He is german, so there is a chance that this book might have been in german and could have been published under another name in english.

 

[n10Newton]

What do you mean by SM, Statistical Mechanics.

 

[Rooted]

Other than the equation being the work of Ludwig Boltzmann, and him being a bit of a big cheese in the field of statistical mechanics I can't help. I've done a quick google and I can't find a list of Boltzmann's publications, but maybe this was something of his?

 

[dcassell]

The only book I can think of with that on the cover is https://www.amazon.com/dp/9812832254/?tag=pfamazon01-20. But it is 250 pages. The author's larger book A Farewell To Entropy is better than the shorter version above. Also he isn't German... so this is probably a different book.

 

[rezeew]

Hello Adam,

Thank you for sharing this information. I have not personally heard of this book before, but after doing some research, I believe the book you are referring to is "The Statistical Mechanics of Financial Markets" by Johannes Voit. It was originally published in German under the title "Die Statistische Mechanik Der Finanzmärkte" and later translated into English. The title "S=k ln W" is a reference to Boltzmann's entropy formula, which is used in statistical mechanics to describe the distribution of particles in a system. This book applies these principles to the financial market, providing insights into the dynamics of market prices and fluctuations. I hope this helps!