Generalised partition functions: inferences on phase space distributions

It is demonstrated that the statistical mechanical partition function can be used to construct various different forms of phase space distributions. This indicates that its structure is not restricted to the Gibbs–Boltzmann factor prescription which is based on counting statistics. With the widel...

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Main Authors: R. A. Treumann, W. Baumjohann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/34/557/2016/angeo-34-557-2016.pdf