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Philosophical problems of thermal and statistical physics: 9 Hits

====== Philosophical problems of thermal and statistical physics ====== **Tomaž Urbič, Ph.D. Professor** \\ //... University of Ljubljana, Slovenia// <blockquote> Statistical mechanics is one of the crucial fundamental theories of physics. The philosophy of thermal and statistical physics is dealing with classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and related theories. The philosophy o

Philosophical problems in statistical physics: 6 Hits

====== Philosophical problems in statistical physics ====== **Tomaž Urbič** \\ //Faculty of Chemistry and Chemi... chnology//, University of Ljubljana <blockquote> Statistical mechanics is one of the crucial fundamental theories of physics. The philosophy of statistical mechanics is a very chaotic discipline – much mor... topics mentioned in the talk are probability and statistical explanation, the basic issues in both equilibrium

The role of typicality in statistical explanations: 6 Hits

====== The role of typicality in statistical explanations ====== **Mario Hubert** <blockquote> Typicality has been widely used in statistical mechanics in order to help explaining the approac... ty reasoning qualifies for many situations beyond statistical mechanics. In particular, I aim at developing typ... planations. It turns out that Marc Lange's really statistical explanations are explanations by typicality.typic

Probabilities and statistical mechanics of large and small systems: 5 Hits

====== Probabilities and statistical mechanics of large and small systems ====== **Domagoj Kuić** \\ //Facult... niversity of Split, <blockquote>It is known that statistical mechanics reproduces the thermodynamic properties... examples are thermodynamic potentials derived in statistical mechanics for systems described by microcanonical... two can be neglected. This effectively means the statistical independence of the system and environment micro

Reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics: 5 Hits

====== Reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics ====== **Wayne Myrvold** <blockquote> Where do w... en it comes to the reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics? In this lecture briefly review I brief... ics that I touched on in my previous lecture: the statistical mechanical construal of the heat/work distinction, and the statistical mechanical analogue of the Second Law, and then c

Gibbs and von Neumann entropy: 4 Hits

) or von Neumann entropy (for the quantum) as the statistical analog of thermodynamical entropy. This core of t... ves proving a theorem that can be regarded as the statistical mechanical version of the Second Law of thermodyn... ibbs, J. Willard (1902). Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics: Developed with Especial Reference to t... ibner's Sons. Tolman, Richard C. (1938). The Principles of Statistical Mechanics. Oxford: The Clarendon Press.

Summer School: 4 Hits

tropy, ensemblist vs. individualist approaches to statistical mechanics, and MITE vs. MATE]]| |11:00 -- 11:30^ ... [[:2018:conf_talk8|Reduction of Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics]]| |11:00 -- 11:30^ Break| |11:30 -- 13... **| [[:2018:conf_talk22|The role of typicality in statistical explanations]]| |12:00 -- 13:00^ **Wayne Myrvold*... [:2018:conf_talk12|Reduction of Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics]]| |13:00 -- 14:30^ **Lunch**| |14:30 -

What is probability and what is then statistical mechanics?: 4 Hits

======What is probability and what is then statistical mechanics?===== Domagoj Kuić <fs 75%> \\ //University of... Abstract** From the point of view of predictive statistical mechanics, with the exception of quantum mechanic... le, and consequently, the foundational problem of statistical mechanics would be to derive them and to justify ... the principle of maximum information entropy, we come to the relevant statistical distributions. </blockquote>

Foundations of (Classical) Statistical Mechanics up to Entropy: 3 Hits

====== Foundations of (Classical) Statistical Mechanics up to Entropy ====== **Giovanni Ciccotti**\\ Departm... …) system of “molecules” and considering only the statistical properties of the systems one arrives to the major results of Statistical Mechanics and in particular to the concept of Ent

The Relevance of Interpretation of Probability for Modern Physics: 3 Hits

ts. My aim is to show how the gradual progress of statistical and probabilistic thinking within physics, from t... dern physics. This resulted also in the notion of statistical laws. I will point some problems in the interpret... um mechanics that have roots already in classical statistical and probability theory. By doing this I want to a

start2021: 2 Hits

stions will be raised: * Do thermodynamic, statistical and information entropy correspond to the same th... in relation to the problem of the application of statistical mechanics to black-body radiation, particularly t

Program: 2 Hits

016:program:tomaz_urbic|Philosophical Problems in Statistical Physics]]| |16:30--17:00^Kristina Šekrst|[[2016:p... uić|[[2016:program:domagoj_kuic|Probabilities and Statistical Mechanics of Large and Small Systems ]]| |13:00--

Five Roads to the Second Law: 2 Hits

ical mechanisms involved: two inherent solutions (statistical and dynamical), interventionism, Acausal-Particul... ropic approach) is based on accepting Boltzmann's statistical measure at its face value, and accomodating it wi

Statistical vs. thermodynamic concept of entropy: 2 Hits

====== Statistical vs. thermodynamic concept of entropy ====== **Franjo Sokolić & Tomislav Primorac** \\ Unive... S. Carnot, by {{ :2018:1.png?nolink&100 |}} The statistical notion of entropy is introduced by L. Boltzmann b

9th Meeting on Physics and Philosophy: 2 Hits

Reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics: 2 Hits

7th Symposium on Physics and Philosophy: 2 Hits

Gibbs vs. Boltzmann entropy, ensemblist vs. individualist approaches to statistical mechanics, and MITE vs. MATE: 2 Hits

Entropy (and others Thermodynamical Potentials) in Statistical Mechanics: its uses and misuses: 2 Hits

S = k ln(B(W)): Boltzmann entropy, the Second Law, and the Architecture of Hell: 2 Hits

Should simulation-as a computer experiment- guide theory or the opposite? A liquid state physicist point of view: 1 Hits

The second day of the conference: 1 Hits

Program of the fourth PHYSICS & PHILOSOPHY conference: "Time, Space and Space-Time": 1 Hits

Entropy of Information in the Digital Age and the Awaiting of “Superintelligence”: 1 Hits

Entropy, the Second Law and Information Theory: 1 Hits

Conference: 1 Hits

Entropy and the problem of justification: 1 Hits

The emergence of semantic information: 1 Hits

start2018: 1 Hits

What even is Gibbs’ paradox?: 1 Hits

Probability and typicality: 1 Hits

On the nature of black hole entropy: 1 Hits

Gibbs entropy: 1 Hits

Time’s arrow in a quantum universe: 1 Hits