THERMODYNAMICS OF ORDER-DISORDER PHENOMENA.
Abstract
This report is a development of the paper dealing with the solution of the Association Problem (AP). The method of AP is applicable to a wide class of problems in statistical mechanics, concerning the thermodynamic equilibrium of homogeneous systems. These include crystalline solids, where there is naturally a lattice structure at the microscopic level, but also homogeneous fluids, which can be treated by the cell-cluster theory. The present report is particularly concerned with applications to the thermodynamics of order-disorder transitions, such as occur at the Curie point in ferromagnetic media. The purpose of the repost is to show how the matrix-spinor method can be applied to solve the two-dimensional Ising problem. It is impossible to present a complete reduction of the problem. In some places intuitive reasoning substitutes for mathematical rigor. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0434387
Entities
People
- H. S. Green
Organizations
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake