The infinite limit as an eliminable approximation for phase transitions

DOI10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.06.002zbMath1390.82023OpenAlexW2730431865MaRDI QIDQ1752560

Vincent Ardourel

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.06.002

zbMATH Keywords

phase transitionsapproximationfinite systemsineliminabilityinfinite idealizationszeros of partition function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30) Physics (00A79)

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