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EnglishAccording to thermodynamics, the specific heat of Boltzmannian short-range interacting systems is a positive quantity. Less intuitive properties are instead displayed by systems characterized by long-range interactions. In that case, the sign of specific heat depends on the considered statistical ensemble: Negative specific heat can be found in isolated systems, which are studied in the framework of the microcanonical ensemble; on the other hand, it is generally recognized that a positive specific heat should always be measured in systems in contact with a thermal bath, for which the canonical ensemble is the appropriate one. We demonstrate that the latter assumption is not generally true: One can, in principle, measure negative specific heat also in the canonical ensemble if the system under scrutiny is non-Boltzmannian and/or out-of-equilibrium.
Negative specific heat in the canonical statistical ensemble / F. Staniscia; A. Turchi; D. Fanelli; P. H. Chavanis; and G.De Ninno. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - ELETTRONICO. - 105(2010), pp. 0-0.
| Titolo: | Negative specific heat in the canonical statistical ensemble | |
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| Autori: | F. Staniscia; A. Turchi; FANELLI, DUCCIO; P. H. Chavanis; G. De Ninno | |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 | |
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| Volume: | 105 | |
| Pagina iniziale: | 0 | |
| Pagina finale: | 0 | |
| Abstract: | According to thermodynamics, the specific heat of Boltzmannian short-range interacting systems is a positive quantity. Less intuitive properties are instead displayed by systems characterized by long-range interactions. In that case, the sign of specific heat depends on the considered statistical ensemble: Negative specific heat can be found in isolated systems, which are studied in the framework of the microcanonical ensemble; on the other hand, it is generally recognized that a positive specific heat should always be measured in systems in contact with a thermal bath, for which the canonical ensemble is the appropriate one. We demonstrate that the latter assumption is not generally true: One can, in principle, measure negative specific heat also in the canonical ensemble if the system under scrutiny is non-Boltzmannian and/or out-of-equilibrium. | |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/2158/393484 | |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1a - Articolo su rivista |
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