Physics NotePublished
Departure from Boltzmann-Gibbs Statistics Makes the Hydrogen Atom Specific Heat a Computable Quantity
Liacir S. Lucena; L. R. Silva; C. Tsallis
1994
Publication details
- Authors
- Liacir S. Lucena; L. R. Silva; C. Tsallis
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1994
- Description
- The specific heat of the (non ionized) Hydrogen atom cannot be calculated within Boltzmann-Gibbs Statistical Mechanics essentially because its partition function diverges. We show that the generalized formalism recently introduced by one of us overcomes this difficulty for <math>q < 1</math> (the index <math>q</math> characterizes the statistics; Boltzmann-Gibbs corresponds to <math>q = 1</math>).
- Year
- 1994
- Number
- CBPF-NF-029/94
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No