Statistical Mechanics at Strong Coupling: A Bridge between Landsberg’s Energy Levels and Hill’s Nanothermodynamics

We review and show the connection between three different theories proposed for the thermodynamic treatment of systems not obeying the additivity ansatz of classical thermodynamics. In the 1950s, Landsberg proposed that when a system comes into contact with a heat bath, its energy levels are redistr...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo de Miguel, J. Miguel Rubí
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/12/2471