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View Schema''Averaged'' statistical thermodynamics, energy equipartition and the third law
| Authors | Vesselin I. Dimitrov |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9707007 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9707007 |
Abstract
Arguments are presented that the assumption, implicit to traditional statistical thermodynamics, that at zero temperature all erratic motions cease, should be dispensed with. Assuming instead a random ultrarelativistic unobservable motion, similar to zitterbewegung, it is demonstrated that in an ideal gas of classical particles the energy equipartition fails in a way that complies with the third law of thermodynamics.
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