Thermodynamic systems as extremal hypersurfaces

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1942-1949

  Vázquez, Alejandro ^a   Quevedo, Hernando ^b,c,d   Sánchez, Alberto ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ICRANET   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geometry; Harmonic maps; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955936950     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomphys.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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