Why Ergodic Theory Does Not Explain the Success of Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
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Publication:4940978
DOI10.1093/bjps/47.1.63zbMath1133.82300OpenAlexW2053428210MaRDI QIDQ4940978
Publication date: 13 March 2000
Published in: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/47.1.63
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