A Bayesian interpretation of abrupt phase transitions
Statistical Mechanics
2016-08-01 v1
Abstract
The formalism used in describing the thermodynamics of abrupt (or first-order) phase transitions is reviewed as an application of maximum entropy inference. In this treatment, we show that the concepts of transition temperature, latent heat and entropy difference between phases will inevitably have an equivalent in any problem of inferring the result of a yes/no question, given information in the form of expectation values.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1405.3214,
title = {A Bayesian interpretation of abrupt phase transitions},
author = {Sergio Davis and Joaquín Peralta and Yasmín Navarrete and Diego González and Gonzalo Gutiérrez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.3214},
year = {2016}
}