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Statistical mechanics of a one-dimensional Coulomb system with a uniform charge background

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

R. J. Baxter
R. J. Baxter
Affiliation:
Research School of Physical Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra
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Abstract

This paper obtains an exact description of the statistical mechanics of a one-dimensional system of charged particles moving in a uniform neutralizing background of positive charge. These results are compared with the behaviour of a one-dimensional system of equal numbers of positive and negative charged particles. Although the thermodynamics of the two systems do differ, the discrepancy is small enough to indicate that the assumption of a uniform background of positive charge, common in statistical mechanical treatments of a plasma in equilibrium, may provide a good approximation to a real system of discrete charges.

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Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 59 , Issue 4 , October 1963 , pp. 779 - 787
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1963

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