Statistical thermodynamics of mixtures of rodlike particles. Surface tension and the most probable distribution

1988 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1854-1858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall S. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Statistical Thermodynamics ◽  
Probable Distribution ◽  
Thermodynamics Of Mixtures ◽  
Rodlike Particles ◽  
Most Probable Distribution

Statistical Thermodynamics Concepts and Mathematical Tools for a Multi-Agent Ecosystem

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-270
Author(s):  
Javier Segovia
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Statistical Thermodynamics ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Global Behavior ◽  
Probable Distribution ◽  
Or Economics ◽  
Artificial Ecosystems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Most Probable Distribution

Finding the distribution of systems over their possible states is a mathematical problem. One possible solution is the method of the most probable distribution developed by Boltzmann. This method has been instrumental in developing statistical mechanics and explaining the origin of many thermodynamics concepts, like entropy or temperature, but is also applicable in many other fields like ecology or economics. Artificial ecosystems have many features in common with ecological or economic systems, but surprisingly the method does not appear to have been very successful in this field of application. The hypothesis of this article is that this failure is due to the incorrect interpretation of the method's concepts and mathematical tools. We propose to review and reinterpret the method so that it can be correctly applied and all its potential exploited in order to study and characterize the global behavior of an artificial multi-agent ecosystem.

Surface tension of mixtures of rodlike particles: monomer effects

1989 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1496-1496
Author(s):  
Randall S. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Rodlike Particles
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