Discussion: The Foundations of Statistical Mechanics—Questions and Answers*

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Hagar
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Foundations Of Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Questions And Answers

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter T. Grandy
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Foundations Of Statistical Mechanics

Time in Thermodynamics

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill North
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Equilibrium States ◽  
Temporal Asymmetry ◽  
Heat Flows ◽  
Foundations Of Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Closed Systems ◽  
The Many

It is often claimed, or hoped, that some temporal asymmetries are explained by the thermodynamic asymmetry in time. Thermodynamics, the macroscopic physics of pressure, temperature, volume, and so on, describes many temporally asymmetric processes. Heat flows spontaneously from hot objects to cold objects (in closed systems), never the reverse. More generally, systems spontaneously move from non-equilibrium states to equilibrium states, never the reverse. Delving into the foundations of statistical mechanics, this chapter reviews the many open questions in that field as they relate to temporal asymmetry. Taking a stand on many of them, it tackles questions about the nature of probabilities, the role of boundary conditions, and even the nature and scope of statistical mechanics.

scholarly journals Foundations of statistical mechanics from symmetries of entanglement

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 063013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Deffner ◽  
Wojciech H Zurek
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Foundations Of Statistical Mechanics

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics

1955 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Ter Haar
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Foundations Of Statistical Mechanics

Foundations of statistical mechanics

1989 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-302
Author(s):  
G. Barton
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Foundations Of Statistical Mechanics
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