A Field Guide to Recent Work on the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics
2008-04-03 v1
Abstract
This is an extensive review of recent work on the foundations of statistical mechanics. Subject matters discussed include: interpretation of probability, typicality, recurrence, reversibility, ergodicity, mixing, coarse graining, past hypothesis, reductionism, phase average, thermodynamic limit, interventionism, entropy.
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@article{arxiv.0804.0399,
title = {A Field Guide to Recent Work on the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics},
author = {Roman Frigg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.0399},
year = {2008}
}