The thermodynamic limit for jellium

Elliott H. Lieb, Heide Narnhofer

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Abstract

The thermodynamic limit of the free energy, energy, pressure, and entropy is established for a neutral system of charged particles interacting with a fixed, uniformly charged background (jellium).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)291-310
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Statistical Physics
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1975

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics

Keywords

  • Thermodynamic limit
  • charged particles
  • equilibrium statistical mechanics
  • free energy density
  • jellium
  • neutral system
  • quantum mechanics
  • uniform background

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