Thermal and Statistical Physics

Lecture 4: Partition Function and Thermodynamic Identity


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Boltzmann Factor, Partition Function and how to calculate everything else from it. Live near lakes because they have a high heat capacity. Energy and Heat Capacity of a two state system, Definition of a reversible process, Definition of pressure, The Thermodynamic Identity, Thermodynamically Conjugate variables. Digressions: Is toasting bread a reversible process? Do microwaves get water hotter than other heating methods? Lecture 4 Audio
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Thermal and Statistical PhysicsBy Prof. Carlson

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