On the van der Waals Gas, Contact Geometry and the Toda Chain

A Toda–chain symmetry is shown to underlie the van der Waals gas and its close cousin, the ideal gas. Links to contact geometry are explored.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diego Alarcón, P. Fernández de Córdoba, J. M. Isidro, Carlos Orea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/20/8/554