Abstract
It is shown that a system made up of nuclei and electrons, the constituents of ordinary matter, has a well-defined statistical-mechanically computed free energy per unit volume in the thermodynamic (bulk) limit. This proves that statistical mechanics, as developed by Gibbs, really leads to a proper thermodynamics for macroscopic systems.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Stability of Matter |
Subtitle of host publication | From Atoms to Stars: Fourth Edition |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 579-582 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 3540420835, 9783540222125 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)