Thermodynamics of structure-forming systems

Structure-forming systems, such as chemical reaction networks, are usually described with the grand-canonical ensemble, but this may be inaccurate for small-sized systems. Here, the authors propose a canonical ensemble approach for closed structure-forming systems, showing its application to physica...

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Main Authors: Jan Korbel, Simon David Lindner, Rudolf Hanel, Stefan Thurner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21272-7