Entropic force

In physics, an entropic force acting in a system is an emergent phenomenon resulting from the entire system's statistical tendency to increase its entropy, rather than from a particular underlying force on the atomic scale.^[1]^[2]

^ Müller, Ingo (2007). A History of Thermodynamics: The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 115. ISBN 978-3-540-46227-9.
^ Roos, Nico (2014). "Entropic forces in Brownian motion". American Journal of Physics. 82 (12): 1161–1166. arXiv:1310.4139. Bibcode:2014AmJPh..82.1161R. doi:10.1119/1.4894381. ISSN 0002-9505. S2CID 119286756.

[Müller2007-1] Müller, Ingo (2007). A History of Thermodynamics: The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 115. ISBN 978-3-540-46227-9.

[Roos2014-2] Roos, Nico (2014). "Entropic forces in Brownian motion". American Journal of Physics. 82 (12): 1161–1166. arXiv:1310.4139. Bibcode:2014AmJPh..82.1161R. doi:10.1119/1.4894381. ISSN 0002-9505. S2CID 119286756.

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