On the existence of thermodynamically stable rigid solids
Customarily, crystalline solids are defined to be rigid since they resist changes of shape
determined by their boundaries. However, rigid solids cannot exist in the thermodynamic …
determined by their boundaries. However, rigid solids cannot exist in the thermodynamic …
Do thermodynamically stable rigid solids exist?
Customarily, crystalline solids are defined to be {\em rigid} since they resist changes of
shape determined by their boundaries. However, rigid solids cannot exist in the …
shape determined by their boundaries. However, rigid solids cannot exist in the …