Thermodynamic Equilibrium

Jan Naudts ()
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Jan Naudts: University of Antwerp, Physics Department

Chapter Chapter 3 in Generalised Thermostatistics, 2011, pp 37-51 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The maximum entropy principle is an important property of the exponential family. But the models of this family actually satisfy a stronger condition which is called the variational principle, and which expresses that the free energy of an equilibrium state is minimal. The definition of relative entropy is given. Thermodynamic stability is shortly discussed.

Keywords: Thermodynamic Equilibrium; Thermodynamic Stability; Relative Entropy; Exponential Family; Thermodynamic Variable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-355-8_3

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