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The study of large, complicated systems employing statistics and probability theory to extract average properties and to provide a connection between mechanics and thermodynamics.
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Nonextensive statistical mechanics
Normally entropy is seen as an extensive thermodynamic coordinate, i.e. proportional to the mass of particles: Volume increases by considering a larger amount of gas in the "same state", while pressur …
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Occam's razor on spin statistics theorem?
Highly related to A reading list to build up to the spin statistics theorem
I see 2 parts to the spin statistics theorem:
(spin $n$ or $n+\frac{1}{2}$)
step 1 given that a spin is integral or non-i …
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Chance of objects going against greater entropy?
Entropy is mathematically defined on distributions of a variable: in physics only the entropy of microscopic degrees of freedom is considered (except for the obligatory section present in virtually ea …
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Axiomatic statistical mechanics
Ive read a few courses on statistical mechanics, and while their textual explanations and example choices differ, the flow of information from microscopy to macroscopy seems the same, and reading betw …
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Does the scientific community consider the Loschmidt paradox resolved? If so what is the res...
Does the scientific community consider the Loschmidt paradox resolved? If so what is the resolution?
I have never seen dissipation explained, although what I have seen a lot is descriptions of dissip …
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