Generating statistical distributions without maximizing the entropy
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-11 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We show here how to use pieces of thermodynamics' first law to generate probability distributions for generalized ensembles when only level-population changes are involved. Such microstate occupation modifications, if properly constrained via first law ingredients, can be associated not exclusively to heat and acquire a more general meaning.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509070,
title = {Generating statistical distributions without maximizing the entropy},
author = {A. Plastino and E. Curado},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509070},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages, no figures, Conference