Relativistic Statistical Mechanics with Angular Momentum
Classical Physics
2012-02-03 v2 General Physics
Abstract
The equilibrium distribution function of a relativistic ideal gas has been derived to include the effect of angular momentum. The result agrees with the one obtained from kinetic theory, and consistent with relativistic thermodynamics. The role of angular momentum becomes transparent in this derivation, and the equilibrium distribution can be generalized to accommodate the effect of intrinsic angular momentum. The results here is for a flat spacetime, however, same approach can be applied to static curved spacetimes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1112.0959,
title = {Relativistic Statistical Mechanics with Angular Momentum},
author = {Tadas K Nakamura},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.0959},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
11 pages, no figure, Typo/errors fixed, submitted to Progress of Theoretical Physics