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Becoming Large, Becoming Infinite: The Anatomy of Thermal Physics and Phase Transitions in Finite Systems
David A. Lavis, Reimer Kuehn, Roman Frigg
This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the anatomy of both thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, together with the relationships between their constituent parts. Based on…
Boltzmann, Gibbs and the Concept of Equilibrium
David A. Lavis
The Boltzmann and Gibbs approaches to statistical mechanics have very different definitions of equilibrium and entropy. The problems associated with this are discussed and it is su…
Boltzmann and Gibbs: An Attempted Reconciliation
D. A. Lavis
There are three levels of description in classical statistical mechanics, the microscopic/dynamic, the macroscopic/statistical and the thermodynamic. At one end there is a well-use…
The spin-echo system reconsidered
D. A. Lavis
Simple models have played an important role in the discussion of foundational issues in statistical mechanics. Among them the spin--echo system is of particular interest since it c…
Monte Carlo Study of an Extended 3-State Potts Model on the Triangular Lattice
Z. F. Wang, B. W. Southern, D. A. Lavis
By introducing a chiral term into the Hamiltonian of the 3-state Potts model on a triangular lattice additional symmetries are achieved between the clockwise and anticlockwise stat…