Callender, Craig (2001) Taking Thermodynamics Too Seriously. [Preprint]
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Abstract
This paper discusses the mistake of understanding the laws and concepts of thermodynamics too literally in the foundations of statistical mechanics. Arguing that this error is still pervasive (though slightly more subtle than before), we explore its consequences in three cases: explaining the Second Law, understanding equilibrium and defining phase transitions.
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| Keywords: | thermodynamics; entropy; equilibrium; phase transitions; reduction | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
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| Depositing User: | Craig Callender | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2001 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:10 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 289 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
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| Date: | January 2001 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/289 |
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