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  2. Thermodynamic limit - Wikipedia

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    The thermodynamic limit is essentially a consequence of the central limit theorem of probability theory. The internal energy of a gas of N molecules is the sum of order N contributions, each of which is approximately independent, and so the central limit theorem predicts that the ratio of the size of the fluctuations to the mean is of order 1/N 1/2.

  3. Lieb–Robinson bounds - Wikipedia

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    The static thermodynamic limit from the equilibrium point of view was settled much before the Lieb–Robinson bound was proved, see [6] for example. In certain cases one can use a Lieb–Robinson bound to establish the existence of a thermodynamic limit of the dynamics , τ t Γ {\displaystyle \tau _{t}^{\Gamma }} , for an infinite lattice Γ ...

  4. Thermodynamic efficiency limit - Wikipedia

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    Thermodynamic efficiency limit is the absolute maximum theoretically possible conversion efficiency of sunlight to electricity. Its value is about 86%, which is the Chambadal-Novikov efficiency , an approximation related to the Carnot limit , based on the temperature of the photons emitted by the Sun's surface.

  5. Lee–Yang theory - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, in the thermodynamic limit, () may exhibit a non-analytic behavior. Using that Z ( q ) {\displaystyle Z(q)} is an entire function for finite system sizes, Lee–Yang theory takes advantage of the fact that the partition function can be fully characterized by its zeros in the complex plane of q {\displaystyle q} .

  6. Fundamental thermodynamic relation - Wikipedia

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    However, in the thermodynamic limit (i.e. in the limit of infinitely large system size), the specific entropy (entropy per unit volume or per unit mass) does not depend on . The entropy is thus a measure of the uncertainty about exactly which quantum state the system is in, given that we know its energy to be in some interval of size δ E ...

  7. Partition function (statistical mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    With a model of the microscopic constituents of a system, one can calculate the microstate energies, and thus the partition function, which will then allow us to calculate all the other thermodynamic properties of the system. The partition function can be related to thermodynamic properties because it has a very important statistical meaning.

  8. Carnot's theorem (thermodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Carnot's theorem, also called Carnot's rule, is a principle of thermodynamics developed by Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot in 1824 that specifies limits on the maximum efficiency that any heat engine can obtain.

  9. Landauer's principle - Wikipedia

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    Landauer's principle is a physical principle pertaining to the lower theoretical limit of energy consumption of computation.It holds that an irreversible change in information stored in a computer, such as merging two computational paths, dissipates a minimum amount of heat to its surroundings.