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physics.class-ph2022★ 6 cited
Plea for the use of the exact Stirling formula in statistical mechanics
Didier Lairez
In statistical mechanics, the generally called Stirling approximation is actually an approximation of Stirling's formula. In this article, it is shown that the term that is dropped…
cond-mat.stat-mech2022★ 4 cited
A short derivation of Boltzmann distribution and Gibbs entropy formula from the fundamental postulate
Didier Lairez
Introducing the Boltzmann distribution very early in a statistical thermodynamics course (in the spirit of Feynmann) has many didactic advantages, in particular that of easily deri…
physics.gen-ph2022
What entropy really is : the contribution of information theory
Didier Lairez
Even today, the concept of entropy is perceived by many as quite obscure. The main difficulty is analyzed as being fundamentally due to the subjectivity and anthropocentrism of the…