On the basis of morphological thermodynamics we develop an exactly solvable version statistical mutifragmentation model for nuclear liquid-gas phase transition. It is shown that hard-core repulsion between spherical nuclei generates only bulk (volume), surface and curvature parts free energy nucleus, while Gaussian one does not appear in derivation. The diagram transition studied a truncated de...

In this thesis properties and the origin of black hole entropy are investigated from various points of view. First, laws of black hole thermodynamics are reviewed. In particular, the first and generalized second laws are investigated in detail. It is in these laws that the black hole entropy plays key roles. Next, three candidates for the origin of the black hole entropy are analyzed: the D-bra...

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to thermodynamics designed specifically for the needs of the systems biologist. It departs from modern treatments in paying attention to the macroscopic aspects of the subjects rather than focusing purely on the statistical character of the facts. It also makes a real effort to communicate certain lesser known aspects of the subject that h...

Following the conjectured duality between near-horizon NS5-branes and little string theory, the string-corrected thermodynamics of near-horizon NS5-branes is studied and found to agree with the statistical thermodynamics of a 5+1 dimensional supersymmetric string theory near the Hagedorn temperature. Specifically, tree-level corrections to the temperature are argued to vanish, in accordance wit...

The relationships among reversible Carnot cycles, the absence of perpetual motion machines, and the existence of a nondecreasing globally unique entropy function form the starting point of many textbook presentations of the foundations of thermodynamics. However, the thermal fluctuation phenomena associated with statistical mechanics has been argued to restrict the domain of validity of this ba...

We propose a derivation of statistical laws from time series data analysis on the analogy of the thermodynamics. Recently, Sekimoto and Sasa reconstructed thermodynamics of systems, which are governed by the Langevin equations. We construct \thermodynamics" by applying their approach to the Auto Regressive type models, in which the random uctuation is no more thermal one. Since the detailed bal...

Entropy is a great tool in thermodynamics and statistical physics [...]

Title of dissertation: THERMODYNAMICS, REVERSIBILTY AND JAYNES’ APPROACH TO STATISTICAL MECHANICS Daniel N. Parker, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006 Dissertation directed by: Professor Jeffrey Bub Department of Philosophy This dissertation contests David Albert’s recent arguments that the proposition that the universe began in a particularly low entropy state (the “past hypothesis”) is necessary and ...

In this work we study the behavior of relativistic ideal Bose and Fermi gases in two space dimensions. Making use of polylogarithm functions we derive a closed and unified expression for their densities. It is shown that both type of gases are essentially inequivalent, and only in the non-relativistic limit the spinless and equal mass Bose and Fermi gases are equivalent as known in the literature.

Thermodynamics is an exact macroscopic theory with no known exceptions. It has a long history of development that includes many famous Christian scientists. Recent developments in theology have occasionally invoked thermodynamic quantities or concepts in ways that are not consistent with either good science or theology. The present article presents a brief introduction to both classical and sta...