Local fluctuations and local observers in equilibrium statistical mechanics

DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(01)00022-3zbMATH Open1222.82028WikidataQ126557335 ScholiaQ126557335MaRDI QIDQ720456FDOQ720456

Itamar Pitowsky

Publication date: 15 October 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

ergodic theoryfluctuationsthermodynamic limitequilibrium distribution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)

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