Boltzmann, Gibbs and the concept of equilibrium

(2008) Philosophy of Science, 75, 682-696


Equilibrium and (ir)reversibility in classical statistical mechanics

(2007) In `Frontiers in Fundamental Physics’,Vol. 3, Ed. B. G. Sidarth, Universities Press, India.


Boltzmann and Gibbs: an attempted reconciliation

(2005) Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 36, 245--273.


The spin-echo system reconsidered

(2004) Foundations of Physics, 34, 669-688.


Some examples of simple systems (Version 2: 2003)

Examples of MAPLE simulations for some simple statistical mechanical systems

(Ehrenfest dog-flea model, Kac ring model, baker's transformation, spin-echo system etc.).


Monte Carlo study of an extended 3-state Potts model on the triangular lattice

with Z. F. Wang and B. W. Southern , (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Canada)

(2003) Phys. Rev. B, 67, 054415-1--054415-6


Essay Review: Physics from Fisher information

(Critique of: Physics From Fisher Information by B. R. Frieden)

with R.F. Streater (Department of Mathematics, KCL).

(2002) Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 33, 327-343.


The concept of probability is statistical mechanics

(2001) In 'Frontiers of Fundamental Physics 4' , Ed. B.G. Sidarth and M.V. Altaisky, Kluwer, pp. 293-308.


Multi-magnon excitations in alternating spin/bond chains

with B. W. Southern and J. L. Martinez Cuellar, (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Canada)

(1998) Phys. Rev. B, 58, 9156-9165.


The inverse of a symmetric banded Toeplitz matrix

with B. W. Southern (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Canada)

(1997) Reports on Mathematical Physics 39 137-146.


The inverse of a semi-infinite symmetric banded matrix

with B. W. Southern (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Canada)
and I. F. Wilde (Department of Mathematics, KCL)

(1997) Journal of Physics A: Math. Gen. 30 7229-7241


The derivation of the free energy of the Ising model from that of the eight-vertex model

(1996) Reports on Mathematical Physics, 37, 147-155.


Multi-magnon excitations in Heisenberg spin S chains with NNN interactions

with S.L.M. Cyr and B. W. Southern (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Canada)

(1996) Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 8, 4781-4795.


Finite size scaling of branch-points in lattice models

with N. O. Williams, (Department of Mathematics, King's College London)

(1996) Physics Letters A 217, 275-279.


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