Phys. Rev. D 76, 045018 (2007) [13 pages]Lorentz covariant statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of the relativistic ideal gas and preferred frameReceived 30 March 2007; revised 6 June 2007; published 31 August 2007 The Lorentz covariant classical and quantum statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of an ideal relativistic gas of bradyons (particles slower than light), luxons (particles moving with the speed of light), and tachyons (hypothetical particles faster than light) is discussed. The Lorentz covariant formulation is based on the preferred frame approach which among others enables a consistent, free of paradoxes description of tachyons. The thermodynamic functions within the covariant approach are obtained both in the classical and quantum case. © 2007 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.76.045018
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.045018
PACS:
05.70.−a, 03.30.+p, 05.30.−d, 05.70.Ce
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