Foundations and Development of Statistical Mechanics
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Statistical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 170
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Interests: Clausius; Kelvin; reversibility; irreversibility; entropy
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Dear Colleagues,
Statistical mechanics arose out of the kinetic theory of Maxwell and Boltzmann in the late 19th century and came to be seen as a microscopic explanation of thermodynamics. Yet, this interpretation was not without its difficulties, as evidenced by the debate over the so-called “Gibbs paradox”. This problem stubbornly refuses to be solved, even after well over 100 years, with papers still being published on the topic. Famous contributors to the development of the topic in the early 20th century include Paul and Tatiana Ehrenfest, Richard Tolman, and Edwin T. Jaynes, who famously linked statistical mechanics with Shannon’s information theory. All this occurred within the classical paradigm, but modern statistical mechanics takes into account the quantum properties of matter. More recent developments in statistical mechanics include fluctuation-dissipation theorems derived from molecular dynamics modelling. This Special Issue will focus on the foundations and development of statistical mechanics. Submissions are sought that deal with both classical and modern interpretations, especially the link with classical thermodynamics. Papers that describe applications of statistical mechanics that also shed light on possible interpretations and developments are also welcome.
Dr. David Sands
Guest Editor
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