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New methods and problems in statistical mechanics

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Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 140)

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Recent developments in the statistical mechanics of infinite systems are discussed. Some insight into the meaning of the Gibbs phase rule is obtained.

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  • Correlation Function
  • Statistical Mechanic
  • Thermodynamic Function
  • Tangent Plane
  • Invariant State

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Ruelle, D. (1970). New methods and problems in statistical mechanics. In: Taam, C.T. (eds) Lectures in modern analysis and applications II. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 140. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100067

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