BIRKHOFF THEOREM AND ERGOMETER: MEETING OF TWO CULTURES

Autor:	M. Howard Lee
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Pure mathematics Work (thermodynamics) symbols.namesake Quantum mechanics Boltzmann constant Ergodicity symbols Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Ergodic hypothesis Statistical mechanics Condensed Matter Physics Birkhoff's theorem
Zdroj:	International Journal of Modern Physics B. 22:4572-4578
ISSN:	1793-6578 0217-9792
Popis:	There are two approaches to understanding Boltzmann's ergodic hypothesis in statistical mechanics. The first one, purely mathematical, goes by way of theorems while the second one relies on physical measurements. By its own nature the former is universal whereas the latter is specific to a system. By all account they seem orthogonal to each other. But should not they meet at the end? If, for example, both conclude that the hypothesis is not valid in a given system, should not their conclusions be compatible? We illustrate in this work how the two cultures meet in the physics of ergodicity.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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