A Bayesian interpretation of first-order phase transitions

DOI10.1007/s10701-015-9967-5zbMath1341.82032arXiv1405.3214MaRDI QIDQ285980

F. Blanchet-Sadri, M. Dambrine

Publication date: 19 May 2016

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.3214

zbMATH Keywords

phase transitions; maximum entropy; Bayesian inference

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62F15: Bayesian inference

82B26: Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics

82B20: Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics

94A17: Measures of information, entropy

82B30: Statistical thermodynamics