Thermodynamics emerges as the complete-similarity limit of statistical mechanics when the small-system group Π_B = k_B/(c ℓ³) becomes irrelevant at macroscopic scales.
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Small-System Group: Thermodynamics as a Complete Self-Similarity Limit
Thermodynamics emerges as the complete-similarity limit of statistical mechanics when the small-system group Π_B = k_B/(c ℓ³) becomes irrelevant at macroscopic scales.