Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics by Jared Kaplan
Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics by Jared Kaplan
Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics by Jared Kaplan
This PDF covers the
following topics related to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics :
Energy in Thermal Physics, Entropy and the 2nd Law, Interactions and
Temperature, Engines and Refrigerators, Thermodynamic Potentials, Partition
Functions and Boltzmann Statistics, Entropy and Information, Transport, In
Brief, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions.
Author(s): Jared Kaplan, Department of
Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University
This PDF covers the
following topics related to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics :
Energy in Thermal Physics, Entropy and the 2nd Law, Interactions and
Temperature, Engines and Refrigerators, Thermodynamic Potentials, Partition
Functions and Boltzmann Statistics, Entropy and Information, Transport, In
Brief, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions.
Author(s): Jared Kaplan, Department of
Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University
This note describes the following topics: Basic Statistical
Notions, Time-evolving ensembles, Equilibrium Ensembles, The Ideal Quantum Gas,
The Laws of Thermodynamics, Dynamical Systems and Approach to Equilibrium.
Statistical
mechanics provides a theoretical bridge that takes you from the micro world to
the macro world. Topics covered includes: Micro-Macro Synthesis, Maxwell’s
Mischief, Binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian, Isolated System: Micro canonical
Ensemble, Closed System, Open System, Quantum Statistics, Bose-Einstein
Condensation, Statistical Mechanics of Harmonic Oscillators.
This book
explains the following topics: General Notions, The Principle Of Conservation Of
Extension-in-phase, Thermodynamic Analogies, Application Of the Principle Of
Conservation Of Extension-in-phase To The Theory Of Errors, Average Values in A
Canonical Ensemble Of Systems, Extension-in-configuration and
Extension-in-velocity.