Local Fluctuations and Local Observers in Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 595-607

  Pitowsky, Itamar ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Equilibrium Distribution; Ergodic Theory; Fluctuations; Thermodynamic Limit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042326168     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(01)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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