Geometric thermodynamic fields and the generalized ensemble in colloidal physics

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Henderson, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

COLLOIDAL PHYSICS; GENERALIZED ENSEMBLE; GEOMETRIC THERMODYNAMICS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 32844465165     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.73.010402     Document Type: Article

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