Topological approach to phase transitions and inequivalence of statistical ensembles

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 359, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 447-454

  Kastner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ensemble inequivalence; Phase transitions; Spherical model; Topology

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENSEMBLE INEQUIVALENCE; SPHERICAL MODEL;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 27344449445     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.06.063     Document Type: Article

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