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Flavia Pennini1,2, Angelo Plastino3, Gustavo Luis Ferri4
1Departamento de Física, Universidad Católica del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta 3580000, Chile.
Abstract:
We discuss novel many-fermions thermodynamics' features. They refer to the energy cost associated to order-disorder changes. Our thermal quantum statistical scenario is controlled by suitable fermion-fermion interactions. We deal with two well-known quantum interactions that operate within an exactly solvable model. This model is able to adequately describe some aspects of fermion-dynamics, particularly level-crossings. We describe things via employment of Gibbs' canonical ensemble strictures. We show that judicious manipulation of the energy cost associated to statistical order (disorder) variations generates useful information-quantifiers. The underlying idea is that changes in the degree of order are intimately linked to level-crossings energetic costs.
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