A Mathematical Realization of Entropy through Neutron Slowing Down

oleh: Barry Ganapol, Domiziano Mostacci, Vincenzo Molinari

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2018-03-01

Deskripsi

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.