On the continuum fallacy: is temperature a continuous function?

DOI10.1007/S10701-023-00713-XMaRDI QIDQ6168878zbMATH OpenFDO

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Publication date 9 August 2023

Published in Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

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Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/S10701-023-00713-X

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Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Physics (00A79) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27)

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