Boltzmann, Gibbs, and the Concept of Equilibrium.
The Boltzmann and Gibbs approaches to statistical mechanics have very different definitions of equilibrium and entropy. The problems associated with this are discussed, and it is suggested that they can be resolved, to produce a version of statistical mechanics incorporating both approaches, by rede...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 682 - 697 |
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Cambridge University Press
Dec2008
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