Abstract
The probability of a configuration is given in classical theory by the Boltzmann formula $\mathrm{exp}[\ensuremath{-}\frac{V}{\mathrm{hT}}]$ where $V$ is the potential energy of this configuration. For high temperatures this of course also holds in quantum theory. For lower temperatures, however, a correction term has to be introduced, which can be developed into a power series of $h$. The formula is developed for this correction by means of a probability function and the result discussed.
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PhysicsBoltzmann constantQuantumSeries (stratigraphy)Term (time)Quantum mechanicsPower seriesFunction (biology)Energy (signal processing)Statistical physicsMathematicsMathematical analysis
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E. P. Wigner
(1932).
On the Quantum Correction For Thermodynamic Equilibrium.
Physical Review
, 40
(5)
, 749-759.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.40.749
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrev.40.749