Abstract
We study the statistical mechanical properties of a two-dimensional assembly of free particles coupled to a mechanical reservoir. The particles-reservoir interaction is modelised by an Hamiltonian depending on the convex hull of the particles only. We concentrate on models whose energy is the sum of an area-term, a perimeter term and possibly a term preventing the particles occupying the interior of the convex hull. The range of coupling constants insuring a thermodynamic behaviour, as well as the associated free energy per particle are exactly determined. © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-84 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Letters in Mathematical Physics |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 1990 |
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- AMS subject classifications (1980): 82A05, 52A22, 60D05