Why Ergodic Theory Does Not Explain the Success of Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics

DOI10.1093/BJPS/47.1.63zbMATH Open1133.82300OpenAlexW2053428210MaRDI QIDQ4940978FDOQ4940978

Authors: John Earman, Miklós Rédei 

Publication date: 13 March 2000

Published in: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/47.1.63

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Measure-preserving transformations (28D05) Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)

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