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Semi-empirical universal model of heat capacity based on the Laplace distribution Напівемпірична універсальна модель теплоємності на основі розподілу Лапласа

Yilmaz, N. N.  
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Kozub, P. A.
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Revyakina, M. G.
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February 25, 2026
Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur

A semi-empirical universal model describing the temperature dependence of heat capacity is developed using the Laplace distribution as a physical basis and its log-logistic analogue as an analytical form. The proposed formulation unifies the classical Debye, Einstein, and Tarasov approaches and provides an accurate representation of experimental data for solids, liquids, and gases over the entire temperature range of their stability. The model has only two parameters: the characteristic temperature and the rate of change of state, which correlate with the Debye temperature and the structural dimensionality of the substance. Analytical expressions derived from the model allow direct calculation of enthalpy and entropy without numerical integration. The log-logistic form preserves approximation accuracy within the uncertainty of measurements while enabling analytical differentiation and integration of thermodynamic functions. The proposed system of functions offers a unified, physically consistent, and computationally efficient framework for evaluating and predicting the heat capacity and related thermodynamic properties of materials.

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Scopus ID

2-s2.0-105031939836

Author(s)
Yilmaz, N. N.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Kozub, P. A.

Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics

Revyakina, M. G.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Kozub, S. N.

Kharkiv National Medical University

Revyakin, G. V.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ulyanov, N. V.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Lukianova, V. A.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Norik, L. O.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Cherneva, V. E.

Lyceum

Date Issued

2026-02-25

Published in
Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur
Volume

52

Issue

4

Start page

427

End page

433

Subjects

heat capacity

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Laplace distribution

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log-logistic function

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semi-empirical model

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temperature dependence

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thermodynamic properties

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March 16, 2026
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