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Entropy, Nonequilibrium, Chaos and Infinitesimals

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

A survey of the approach to Statistical Mechanics following Boltzmann's theory of ensembles and ergodic hypothesis leading to chaoticity as a unifying principle of equilibrium and nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0606477,
  title  = {Entropy, Nonequilibrium, Chaos and Infinitesimals},
  author = {Giovanni Gallavotti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0606477},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages