Nonuniqueness of canonical ensemble theory arising from microcanonical basis

DOI10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00458-8zbMATH Open1115.82303OpenAlexW3101442067MaRDI QIDQ997682FDOQ997682

Authors Sumiyoshi Abe, A. K. Rajagopal 

Publication date 7 August 2007

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9911097

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)

Abstract: Given physical systems, counting rule for their statistical mechanical descriptions need not be unique, in general. It is shown that this nonuniqueness leads to the existence of various canonical ensemble theories which equally arise from the definite microcanonical basis. Thus, the Gibbs theorem for canonical ensemble theory is not universal, and the maximum entropy principle is to be appropriately modefied for each physical context.

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