Callender, Craig (2010) Hot and Heavy Matters in the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics. [Preprint]
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Abstract
Are the generalizations of classical equilibrium thermodynamics true of self-gravitating systems? This question has not been addressed from a foundational perspective, but here I tackle it through a study of the "paradoxes" commonly said to afflict such systems. My goals are twofold: (a) to show that the "paradoxes" raise many questions rarely discussed in the philosophical foundations literature, and (b) to counter the idea that these "paradoxes" spell the end for gravitational equilibrium thermodynamics.
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| Keywords: | equilibrium; extensive; statistical mechanics; thermodynamics; energy; entropy | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
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| Depositing User: | Craig Callender | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2010 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:20 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 5548 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
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| Date: | September 2010 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5548 |
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