Foundations of Statistical Mechanics

In this Element, the authors investigate the philosophical and foundational issues that arise in statistical mechanics . They introduce the theoretical approaches in SM, Boltzmannian SM and Gibbsian SM, and discuss how they conceptualise equilibrium and explain the approach to it. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Mechanics and probability; 3. Boltzmannian statistical mechanics; 4. Gibbsian statistical mechanics; Bibliography.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Roman Frigg, Roman (London School of Economics and Polit Frigg, Frigg Roman, Charlotte Werndl
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.01.2024
• EAN: 9781009016490
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901649-0
• Seiten: 84
• Serie: Elements in the Philosophy of Physics
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Classical mechanics, Statistical physics, Probability and statistics