English Explanatory Dictionary

Gibbs measure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A generalization of the canonical ensemble to infinite systems, giving the probability of a given system being in a given state (or, equivalently, of a given random variable having a given value).

Word forms

Gibbs measure Gibbs measures

Etymology

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs.

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