We review the main aspects of the foundations of statistical mechanics. In particular we explain why many degrees of freedom are necessary, while chaos (in the sense of positive Lyapunov exponents) is only marginally relevant, for the emergence of statistical laws in macroscopic systems.
On the foundations of statistical mechanics: Ergodicity, many degrees of freedom and inference
2014
Abstract
We review the main aspects of the foundations of statistical mechanics. In particular we explain why many degrees of freedom are necessary, while chaos (in the sense of positive Lyapunov exponents) is only marginally relevant, for the emergence of statistical laws in macroscopic systems.File in questo prodotto:
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