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[[Image:Zentralfriedhof.jpg|thumb|200px|Ludwig Boltzmann's grave, with S= k log W seen at the top. (Photo: Daderot)]] | [[Image:Zentralfriedhof.jpg|thumb|200px|Ludwig Boltzmann's grave, with S= k log W seen at the top. (Photo: Daderot)]] | ||
'''SklogWiki''' is a [[wiki]] for anyone interested in [[Classical thermodynamics | thermodynamics]], [[statistical mechanics]] and the [[Computer simulation techniques | computer simulation]] of simple liquids, [[complex fluids]], and soft condensed matter. | '''SklogWiki''' is a [[wiki]] for anyone interested in [[Classical thermodynamics | thermodynamics]], [[statistical mechanics]] and the [[Computer simulation techniques | computer simulation]] of simple liquids, [[complex fluids]], and soft condensed matter. | ||
This site can be viewed as a collaborative inter- and hyper-linked electronic encyclopaedia that is instantly up- | This site can be viewed as a collaborative inter- and [http://www.w3.org/History/19921103-hypertext/hypertext/WWW/WhatIs.html hyper-linked] electronic encyclopaedia that is instantly up-dateable with the latest research results. It also serves as an important access point to the traditional peer-reviewed scientific literature. SklogWiki is part of the "Science 2.0" movement. | ||
SklogWiki derives its name from a concatenation, or portmanteau, of the word Wiki and the famous equation for [[entropy]]: | SklogWiki derives its name from a concatenation, or portmanteau, of the the word Wiki and the famous equation for [[entropy]]: | ||
:<math>\left.S\right.=k \log W</math> | :<math>\left.S\right.=k \log W</math> | ||
This equation is engraved at the top of [[Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann | Boltzmann's]] headstone at the Vienna Zentralfriedhof (click on the photo to the right | This equation is engraved at the top of [[Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann | Boltzmann's]] headstone at the Vienna Zentralfriedhof (click on the photo to the right | ||
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The symbols | The symbols | ||
<math>\left. \right. \Theta \Delta^{\mathrm{cs}}</math> | <math>\left. \right. \Theta \Delta^{\mathrm{cs}}</math> | ||
is the short-hand used by [[James Clerk Maxwell]] for the word '''th'''ermo'''d'''ynami'''cs''' <ref>For an example of this see the letter from James Clerk Maxwell to Peter Guthrie Tait dated 1 December 1873, reproduced in [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924064123148 Cargill Gilston Knott "Life and scientific work of Peter Guthrie Tait, supplementing the two volumes of Scientific papers published in 1898 and 1900", Cambridge, University Press (1911)] p. 115</ref>. | |||
One of the overriding philosophies of SklogWiki is the free dissemination of technical information: | One of the overriding philosophies of SklogWiki is the free dissemination of technical information: | ||
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Currently SklogWiki has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, in various stages of development. | Currently SklogWiki has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, in various stages of development. | ||
SklogWiki was started in February 2007 by [ | SklogWiki was started in February 2007 by [http://www.ucm.es/info/molecsim/carlmcbride.html Carl McBride] and is hosted by the [http://emoles.quim.ucm.es/ Grupo de Termodinámica Estadística de Fluidos Moleculares] of the [http://www.ucm.es Universidad Complutense de Madrid]. | ||
SklogWiki would especially like to thank the [http://www. | SklogWiki would especially like to thank the [http://www.icmm.csic.es/mossnoho/ MOSSNOHO] research grant for financial assistance. | ||