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Passive states for finite classical systems

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Starting from a passivity condition based on the second law of thermodynamics [12], we show that ground states and Gibbs states (0<β<∞) are essentially the only passive states.

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  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Kasprzaka 44/52, Warszawa, Poland

    J. Górecki

  2. Department of Mathematical Methods in Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Hoża 74, Warszawa, Poland

    W. Pusz

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Research supported by M. Skłodowska-Curie Fund Grant No. OIP74-01416.

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Górecki, J., Pusz, W. Passive states for finite classical systems. Lett Math Phys 4, 433–443 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00943428

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