Thermodynamics of self-gravitating systems

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-269

  Katz, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gravity; Statistical mechanics with long range forces; Thermodynamics of non extensive systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038175509     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023776921610     Document Type: Article

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