Principles of classical statistical mechanics: a perspective from the notion of complementarity

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2012.03.002zbMATH Open1243.82007arXiv1203.1479OpenAlexW3101049794MaRDI QIDQ436271FDOQ436271

L. Velázquez

Publication date: 20 July 2012

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

Abstract: Quantum mechanics and classical statistical mechanics are two physical theories that share several analogies in their mathematical apparatus and physical foundations. In particular, classical statistical mechanics is hallmarked by the complementarity between two descriptions that are unified in thermodynamics: (i) the parametrization of the system macrostate in terms of mechanical macroscopic observables $I=I^i$; and (ii) the dynamical description that explains the evolution of a system towards the thermodynamic equilibrium. As expected, such a complementarity is related to the uncertainty relations of classical statistical mechanics $Delta{I}^{i}Deltaet{a}_{i}geqk$. Here, $k$ is the Boltzmann's constant, $et{a}_i=partialmathcalS(I|heta)/partial{I}^i$ are the restituting generalized forces derived from the entropy $mathcalS(I|heta)$ of a closed system, which is found in an equilibrium situation driven by certain control parameters $heta=het{a}^{alpha}$. These arguments constitute the central ingredients of a reformulation of classical statistical mechanics from the notion of complementarity. In this new framework, Einstein postulate of classical fluctuation theory $dp(I|heta)simexp[mathcalS(I|heta)/k]dI$ appears as the correspondence principle between classical statistical mechanics and thermodynamics in the limit $kightarrow0$, while the existence of uncertainty relations can be associated with the non-commuting character of certain operators.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1203.1479

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zbMATH Keywords

complementarityuncertainty relationclassical fluctuation theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)

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