Kinetic equilibrium and relativistic thermodynamics
General Physics
2011-07-06 v1
Abstract
Relativistic thermodynamics is treated from the point of view of kinetic theory. It is shown that the generalized J\"uttner distribution suggested in [1] is compatible with kinetic equilibrium. The requirement of compatibility of kinetic and thermodynamic equilibrium reveals several generalizations of the Gibbs relation where the velocity field is an independent thermodynamic variable.
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@article{arxiv.1102.0323,
title = {Kinetic equilibrium and relativistic thermodynamics},
author = {P. Ván},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0323},
year = {2011}
}
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8 pages