Thermodynamical Test of Non Extensive Thermostatistics
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
An ideal mixture of parahydrogen (with nuclear spin K=0) and orthohydrogen (with K=1), in statistical weights 1/4 and 3/4, respectively, is used as a test ground for the existence of non-extensivity in chemical physics. We report on a new bound on the non extensivity parameter q - 1 that characterizes generalized thermostatistics a la Tsallis. This bound is obtained on the basis of laboratory measurements of the specific heat of hydrogen. Suggestions are advanced for the performance of improved measurements.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0105355,
title = {Thermodynamical Test of Non Extensive Thermostatistics},
author = {S. Martinez and F. Pennini and A. Plastino and H. Vucetich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0105355},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure