Lavis, Kuehn and Frigg 2021, Becoming large, becoming infinite: The anatomy of thermal physics and phase transitions in finite systems, Foundations of Physics, To appear.

Lavis 2019, The question of negative temperatures in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 67, 26-63

Lavis 2018, The problem of equilibrium processes in thermodynamics, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 62, 136-144

Lavis 2011, An objectivist account of probabilities in statistical physics, In ‘ Probabilities in Physics’. Eds. C. Beisbart and S. Hartmann, Oxford University Press, pp. 51—81.

Lavis 2008, Boltzmann, Gibbs and the concept of equilibrium, Philosophy of Science, 75, 682-696.

Lavis 2007, Equilibrium and (ir)reversibility in classical statistical mechanics, In `Frontiers in Fundamental Physics’,Vol. 3, Ed. B. G. Sidarth, Universities Press, India.

Lavis 2005, Boltzmann and Gibbs: an attempted reconciliation, Stud. Hist. Phil. Mod. Phys. 36, 245-273.

Lavis 2004, The spin-echo system reconsidered, Found. Phys. 35, 669-688.

Wang, Southern and Lavis 2003, Monte Carlo study of an extended 3-state Potts model on the triangular lattice, Phys. Rev. B67 054415-1--0544156.

Lavis and Streater 2003, Essay Review: Physics from Fisher information, Stud. Hist. Phil. Mod. Phys. 33, 327-343.

Lavis 2001, The concept of probability in statistical mechanics, In 'Frontiers of Fundamental Physics 4' , Ed. B.G. Sidarth and M.V. Altaisky, Kluwer, pp. 293-308.

Southern, Martinez Cuellar and Lavis 1998, Multi-magnon excitations in alternating spin/bond chains, Phys. Rev. B 58, 9156-9165.

Lavis, Southern and Wilde 1997, The inverse of a semi-infinite symmetric banded matrix. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 30, 7229-7241.

Lavis and Southern 1997, The inverse of a symmetric banded Toeplitz matrix. Reports on Mathematical Physics, 39, 137-146.

Cyr, Southern and Lavis 1996, Multi-magnon excitations in Heisenberg spin-S chains with next-nearest-neighbour interactions. J. Phys: Condens. Matter 8, 4781-4795.

Williams and Lavis 1996, Finite-size scaling of branch-points in lattice models. Phys. Lett. A 217, 275-279.

Lavis 1996, The derivative of the free energy of the Ising model from that of the eight-vertex model. Reports on Mathematical Physics 37, 147-155.

Southern, Lee and Lavis 1994, Three-magnon excitations in ferromagnetic spin-S chains. J. Phys: Condens. Matter 6, 10075-10092.

Katbamna, Dunne, Ford, Lavis and Southern 1993, Molecular origins of order-disorder transitions in monolayers of amphiphilic molecules at fluid surfaces, Phys. Stat. Sol. 178, 335-342.

Medved, Southern and Lavis 1991, Two-magnon states of the alternating-bond ferrimagnetic chain. Phys. Rev. B43, 816-824.

Southern, Liu and Lavis 1989, Scaling approach to two magnon excitations in quantum spin chains, Phys. Rev. B39, 160-4.

Lavis and Quinn 1987, Transfer matrix and phenomenological renormalisation methods applied to a triangular Ising ferrimagnetic model. J.Phys. C. 20, 2129-38.

Lavis, Davison and Southern 1986, A real-space rescaling treatment of the spectral properties of a binary crystal in the many-neighbour approximation. J. Phys. C. 19, 3125-339.

Davison, Lavis and Sulston 1986, Surface density of states in the many-neighbour approximation. J. Phys. Chem. 90, 652-55

Lavis and Milligan 1985, The work of E.T. Jaynes on probability, statistics and statistical physics. Brit. J. Phil. Sci. 36, 192-210.

Lavis, Southern and Davison 1985, A real-space rescaling treatment of the spectral properties of an adatom contaminated crystal system. J. Phys. C18, 1387-199

Lavis and Southern 1984, Renormalisation group study of a three-dimensional lattice model with directional bonding. J. Stat. Phys. 35, 489-506.

Lavis and Quinn 1983, An Ising ferrimagnetic model on a triangular lattice, J. Phys. C16, 3547-3562.

Lavis, Southern and Bell 1982, Phase transitions in monolayers at air/water and oil/water interfaces. J. Phys. C15, 1077-88.

Southern and Lavis 1980, Renormalization group study of a two-dimensional lattice model with directional bonding. J. Phys. A13, 251-62.

Southern and Lavis 1979, A model for adsorbed monolayers of orientable molecules. J. Phys C12, 533-43.

Lavis and Christou 1979, A two-dimensional bonded lattice for water. J. Phys. A12, 1869-90.

Young and Lavis 1979, Critical behaviour of a two dimensional bonded lattice fluid. J. Phys. A12, 229-43.

Lavis and Christou 1977, The dielectric constant of a bonded lattice model for water. J. Phys. A10, 2153-69.

Lavis 1977, The role of statistical mechanics in classical physics. Brit. J. Phil. Sci. 28, 255-79.

Lavis and Bell 1977, Thermodynamic phase changes and catastrophe theory. Bul. I.M.A. 13, 34-42.

Lavis 1976, An exact matrix calculation for a two dimensional model of the steam-water-ice system. Bulk and boundary properties. J. Phys. A9, 2077-95.

Lavis 1975, Symmetry properties and the two-phase coexistence curve of a two-dimensional bonded lattice fluid. J. Phys. A8, 1933-51.

Lavis 1973, The steam-water-ice system: A two-dimensional bonded lattice model. The first-order approximation. J. Phys. C6, 1530-45.

Bell and Lavis 1970, Two-dimensional bonded lattice fluids: II. Orientable molecule model. J. Phys. A3, 568-81.

Bell and Lavis 1970, Two-dimensional bonded lattice fluids: I. Interstitial model. J. Phys. A3, 427-41.

Bell and Lavis 1968, Statistical effects of superexchange in binary mixtures with one magnetic component. Phys. Rev. 168, 543-49.

Thompson and Lavis 1967, The gaussian average method applied to phase transitions in a dilute magnetic alloy. Proc. Phys. Soc. 91, 645-57.

Lavis and Bell 1967, The effect of sublattice order in binary alloys with one magnetic component: III. Phil. Mag. 15, 587-601.

Lavis and Fairbairn 1966, The effect of sublattice order in binary alloys with one magnetic component: II. Phil. Mag. 13, 477-92.

Bell and Lavis 1966, The effect of sublattice order in binary alloys with one magnetic component: I. Phil. Mag. 11, 937-53.

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