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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 | '''SklogWiki''' is a wiki for anyone interested in [[Classical thermodynamics | thermodynamics]], [[statistical mechanics]] and the [[Computer simulation techniques | computer simulation]] of materials. | ||
As such SklogWiki can be viewed as a collaborative inter- and hyper-linked electronic text book that is instantly up-dateable | |||
with the latest research results. | |||
SklogWiki derives its name from | SklogWiki derives its name from 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 | ||
to see a larger view). | to see a larger view). | ||
The symbols | |||
<math>\left. \right. \Theta \Delta^ | The symbols, | ||
:<math>\left. \right. \Theta \Delta^{cs}</math> | |||
is the short-hand used by [[James Clerk Maxwell]] for the word '''t'''hermo'''d'''ynami'''cs'''. | |||
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: | ||
:''"Developed countries should foster exchanges of technical information on the principle that all countries have equal rights to full access to available information. It is increasingly necessary, in order to reduce inequalities in this field, to promote co-operative arrangements for collection, retrieval, processing and diffusion of technological information through various networks, regardless of geographical or institutional frontiers."'' | :''"Developed countries should foster exchanges of technical information on the principle that all countries have equal rights to full access to available information. It is increasingly necessary, in order to reduce inequalities in this field, to promote co-operative arrangements for collection, retrieval, processing and diffusion of technological information through various networks, regardless of geographical or institutional frontiers."'' | ||
'''Many Voices, One World: Towards a New, More Just, and More Efficient World Information and Communication Order''', The MacBride Commission, [http://portal.unesco.org UNESCO], (1980). (Part V. § 35 p. 261) | |||
SklogWiki is hosted by the [http://www.qft.iqfr.csic.es/ Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group] of the [http://www.csic.es Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas] (Spanish national research council) 'CSIC'. | |||
This initiative is partly financed by the [http://www.madrid.org/universidades/ Dirección General de Universidades e Investigación de la Comunidad de Madrid] under Grant S0505/ESP/0299, program [http://www.icmm.csic.es/mossnoho/ MOSSNOHO]. | |||
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SklogWiki was started on the 15th of February 2007 by [http://www.qft.iqfr.csic.es/personal/carl/carlmcbride.html Dr. Carl McBride]. | |||