Many faces of entropy or Bayesian statistical mechanics.
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چکیده
Some 80-90 years ago, George A. Linhart, unlike A. Einstein, P. Debye, M. Planck and W. Nernst, managed to derive a very simple, but ultimately general mathematical formula for heat capacity versus temperature from fundamental thermodynamic principles, using what we would nowadays dub a "Bayesian approach to probability". Moreover, he successfully applied his result to fit the experimental data for diverse substances in their solid state over a rather broad temperature range. Nevertheless, Linhart's work was undeservedly forgotten, although it represents a valid and fresh standpoint on thermodynamics and statistical physics, which may have a significant implication for academic and applied science.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry
دوره 11 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010