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Remarks on Negative Heat Capacities of Clusters
Author(s) -
Berry R. Stephen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1560/vc0e-9ad7-0duk-nx66
Subject(s) - chemistry , non equilibrium thermodynamics , epistemology , statistical physics , theoretical physics , thermodynamics , philosophy , physics
The concept of negative heat capacities of clusters has been examined and argued. This discussion examines the arguments and concepts with the goal of clarifying the inherent ambiguities in the concept itself. We also show how one must use caution with this and related concepts that extend to nonequilibrium systems properties that are well defined just for equilibrium systems.