Note on the chemical potential of decoupled matter in the Universe
Abstract
Textbooks on cosmology exhibit a thermodynamic inconsistency for free streaming, decoupled matter. It is connected here to the chemical potential, which deviates from its equilibrium value μ=α kBT, where α is the usual parameter of the Fermi-Dirac or Bose-Einstein distribution function.
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