"The authors introduce the two main theoretical approaches in SM, Boltzmannian SM and Gibbsian SM, and discuss how they conceptualise equilibrium and explain the approach to it. In doing so, the authors examine how probabilities are introduced into the theories, how they deal with irreversibility, how they understand the relation between the micro and the macro level, and how the two approaches relate to each other."

Frigg R, Werndl C. Foundations of Statistical Mechanics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009022798 #OpenAcess #OA #PhilosophyOfScience #Philosophy #Science #Physics #Probability #Boltzmann #Gibbs #Academia #Academic @philosophy @philosophyofscience @physics