Thermodynamics of nonadditive systems

Abstract

The usual formulation of thermodynamics is based on the additivity of macroscopic systems. However, there are numerous examples of macroscopic systems that are not additive, due to the long-range character of the interaction among the constituents. We present here an approach in which nonadditive systems can be described within a purely thermodynamics formalism. The basic concept is to consider a large ensemble of replicas of the system where the standard formulation of thermodynamics can be naturally applied and the properties of a single system can be consequently inferred. After presenting the approach, we show its implementation in systems where the interaction decays as $1/r^{\alpha }$ in the interparticle distance $r$, with $\alpha$ smaller than the embedding dimension $d$, and in the Thirring model for gravitational systems.

5 pages, 2 figures

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• Statistical mechanics and dynamics of solvable models with long-range interactions

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