Matrix inequalities in statistical mechanics

Linear Algebra and Its Applications

Volumn 376, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 265-273

  Bebiano, N ^a   Da Providencia Jr J ^a   Lemos, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FREE ENERGY; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

THERMODYNAMIC INEQUALITY;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

EID: 0142062450     PISSN: 00243795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.laa.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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