The theory of large deviations: From Boltzmann's 1877 calculation to equilibrium macrostates in 2D turbulence

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 133, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 106-136

  Ellis, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium macrostates; Large deviation principle; Maximum entropy principle; Relative entropy; Statistical mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002719686     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(99)00101-3     Document Type: Article

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