2004/04/19 by Ramandeep S. Johal
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2004.09.079
10 pages, Latex, no figures
arxiv created 2004/04/19 · openalex publication_date 2004/10/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We formulate, under general conditions, the problem of maximisation of the total entropy of the system, assumed to be in a composable form, for fixed total value of the constrained quantity. We derive the general form of the composability function and also point out the criterion which leads to a violation of the zeroth law of thermodynamics.