Title: The existence of the thermodynamic limit and the Van der Waals equation of state of a classical gas
Abstract: From rigorous upper and lower bounds of the Helmholtz free energy the existence of the thermodynamic limit in classical gases is discussed, thereby a simplification and extension of the approach by Lebowitz and Penrose have been made. In particular, the role of the Van der Waals limit in deriving the Van der Waals equation is clarified. For a classical electron gas, free-energy bounds are obtained which indicate the existence of the thermodynamic limit in the dilute region.
Publication Year: 1974
Publication Date: 1974-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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