Negative temperatures and the definition of entropy

DOI10.1016/j.physa.2016.01.068zbMath1459.82007arXiv1410.4619OpenAlexW1913145668WikidataQ59732314 ScholiaQ59732314MaRDI QIDQ1619477

Jian-Sheng Wang, Robert H. Swendsen

Publication date: 13 November 2018

Published in: Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.4619

zbMATH Keywords

entropynegative temperature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B05) Foundations of thermodynamics and heat transfer (80A05) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

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