Stir in stillness : a study in the foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics / Janneke Hendriek van Lith-van Dis - [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001 - Tekst. - Proefschrift Universiteit Utrecht

NBC: 33.02: filosofie en theorie van de natuurkunde

Trefwoorden: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, foundations, equilibrium, interpretation, probability, entropy, ergodic theory, reduction, physics

• Title
  
• Contents
  
• Part I: Introduction
  
• Chapter 1: General introduction
  
• Chapter 2: A paradigmatic case of reduction?
  
• Part II: Equilibrium and ensembles
  
• Chapter 3: Equilibrium
  
• Chapter 4: Interpretations of probability
  
• Part III: Explaining the success of the averaging method
  
• Chapter 5: Introduction to Part III
  
• Chapter 6: The standard ergodic approach
  
• Chapter 7: Khinchin's approach to statistical mechanics
  
• Chapter 8: The theory of the thermodynamic limit
  
• Chapter 9: The strategy of Malament, Zabell and Vranas
  
• Chapter 10: The success of the phase averaging method explained?
  
• Part IV: Entropy in statistical mechanics
  
• Chapter 11: Introduction to Part IV
  
• Chapter 12: The fine-grained Gibbs entropy
  
• Chapter 13: A new account of entropy in statistical mechanics
  
• Chapter 14: Comparison with other approaches
  
• Appendix A: Mathematical preliminaries
  
• Summary
  
• Bibliography
  
• Nederlandse samenvatting
  
• Dankwoord/Acknowledgements
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  

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