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Physica Scripta

Thermodynamics of finite quantum system: application to spin magnetism

Samuel Sitotaw, Rostislav A. Serota

Published Jan 1, 1996• 6 citations
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Abstract

We argue that certain aspects of conventional thermodynamics are valid only for temperatures larger than the mean energy level spacing for a finite quantum fermion system (the Kubo particle) and evaluate its heat capacity and spin susceptibility.
DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/53/1/003

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