When Does a Boltzmannian Equilibrium Exist?
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6 Gases 19 6.1 The Dilute Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6.2 The Ideal Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.3 The Kac Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6.4 Gas of Noninteracting Particles in a Stadium-Box . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6.5 Gas of Noninteracting Particles in a Mushroom-Box . . . . . . . . . . 25 6.6 Gas of Noninteracting Particles in a Multi-Mushroom-Box . . . . . . 27
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تاریخ انتشار 2016