Topology and phase transitions. II: Theorem on a necessary relation

DOI10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.04.035zbMath1188.82016arXivmath-ph/0505058OpenAlexW1966867233WikidataQ105583698 ScholiaQ105583698MaRDI QIDQ2381444

Marco Pettini, Roberto Franzosi

Publication date: 17 September 2007

Published in: Nuclear Physics. B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0505058

zbMATH Keywords

phase transitionstopology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Abstract critical point theory (Morse theory, Lyusternik-Shnirel'man theory, etc.) in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E05) Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B05) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26)

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