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arxiv: cond-mat/0412683 · v1 · pith:4SRZBFDYnew · submitted 2004-12-24 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Boltzmann entropy and the microcanonical ensemble

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Boltzmann's entropy is slightly modified to make it suitable for discussing phase transitions in finite systems. As an example it is shown that the pendulum undergoes a second order phase transition when passing from a vibrational to a rotating state.

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