Fluctuation corrections on thermodynamic functions: Finite size effect
arXiv:1301.4310 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.87.042112
Abstract
The explicit thermodynamic functions, in particular, the specific heat of a spin system interacting with a spin bath which exerts finite dissipation on the system are determined. We show that the specific heat is a sum of the products of a thermal equilibration factor that carries the temperature dependence and a dynamical correction factor, characteristic of the dissipative energy flow under steady state from the system. The variation of specific heat with temperature is accompanied by an abrupt transition that depends on these dynamical factors characteristic of the finite system size.
18 pages, 3 figures, Presented as poster in Theoretical Chemistry Symposium, 2012 held at IIT Guwahati, India
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