https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/e2016-70030-8
Ergodicity: a historical perspective. Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium
1 INFN-Roma1 & Università “La
Sapienza”, Roma,
Italy
2 Rutgers University, Math.
Dept., Piscataway,
NJ
08854-8019, USA
a e-mail: giovanni.gallavotti@roma1.infn.it
Received:
2
May
2016
Received in final form:
21
June
2016
Published online:
26
September
2016
A view on the physical meaning of the so called ergodic hypothesis: its role on the foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics in mid ’1800, its interpretations and hints at its relevance for modern nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. Followed by appendices with detailed comments on the original papers.
© EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag 2016
