Re: Entropy and states of matter

["John S. Denker" <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>]

"RAUBER, JOEL" wrote:
...
> Couldn't one argue that the surface energy *is* extensive as it does scale
> the same as the size of the two dimensional manifold on which it resides?
> Double the surface area, you double the surface energy.
>
> I suppose this is quibbling over the definition of "extensive" ...

Exactly.  Joel has a valid concept.  We just need to
straighten out the nomenclature.

Usually when people say "extensive" it is assumed to
mean regular D=3 extensive.  If you want to talk about
something that is D=2 flatland extensive, you need to
say so explicitly.  That's all.