Ergodicity, ensembles, irreversibility in Boltzmann and beyond
chao-dyn
2008-02-26 v1 Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
The implications of the original misunderstanding of the etymology of the word "ergodic" are discussed, and the contents of a not too well known paper by Boltzmann are critically examined. The connection with the modern theory of Ruelle is attempted
Cite
@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9403004,
title = {Ergodicity, ensembles, irreversibility in Boltzmann and beyond},
author = {Giovannni Gallavotti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9403004},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
11 pages; e-mail [email protected]