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Stochastic Processes and Statistical Mechanics
Themis Matsoukas
Statistical thermodynamics delivers the probability distribution of the equilibrium state of matter through the constrained maximization of a special functional, entropy. Its elega…
The Smoluchowski Ensemble: Statistical Mechanics of Aggregation
Themis Matsoukas
We present a rigorous thermodynamic treatment of irreversible binary aggregation. We construct the Smoluchowski ensemble as the set of discrete finite distributions generated from…
Thermodynamics and the Evolution of Stochastic Populations
Themis Matsoukas
The appeal of thermodynamics to problems outside physics is undeniable, as is the growing recognition of its apparent universality, yet in the absence of a rigorous formalism divor…
Statistical Mechanics of Discrete Multicomponent Fragmentation
Themis Matsoukas
We formulate the statistics of the discrete multicomponent fragmentation event using a methodology borrowed from statistical mechanics. We generate the ensemble of all feasible dis…
Thermodynamics Beyond Molecules: Statistical Thermodynamics of Distributions
Themis Matsoukas
Statistical thermodynamics has a universal appeal that extends beyond molecular systems, and yet, as its tools are being transplanted to fields outside physics, the fundamental que…
Statistical Thermodynamics of Irreversible Aggregation and Gelation
Themis Matsoukas
Binary aggregation is known to lead, under certain kinetic rules, to the coexistence of two populations, one consisting of finite-size clusters (sol), and one that contains a singl…