Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Volume 10This book is devoted to a discussion of some of the basic physical concepts and methods useful in the description of situations involving systems which consist of very many particulars. It attempts, in particular, to introduce the reader to the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory from a unified and modern point of view. The presentation emphasizes the essential unity of the subject matter and develops physical insight by stressing the microscopic content of the theory. |
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... depends on the particular process used in going from i to f . In going from macrostate i to macrostate ƒ the change AE does not depend on the process , while the work W in general does . Hence it follows by ( 2.8.2 ) that the heat Q in ...
... depends on the particular process used in going from i to f . In going from macrostate i to macrostate ƒ the change AE does not depend on the process , while the work W in general does . Hence it follows by ( 2.8.2 ) that the heat Q in ...
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... depend on the particular value assumed by this external parameter ; we shall denote it by ( E , x ) . We are interested in examining how depends on x . When x is changed by an amount dx , the energy E , ( x ) of each microstate r ...
... depend on the particular value assumed by this external parameter ; we shall denote it by ( E , x ) . We are interested in examining how depends on x . When x is changed by an amount dx , the energy E , ( x ) of each microstate r ...
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... depends on the nature of the system as well as on the parameters T and y specifying the macrostate of the system . We define the ratio ' đQ ' = C2 T ( 4.4.1 ) - - > in the limit as dQ → 0 ( or dT as the " heat capacity " of the system ...
... depends on the nature of the system as well as on the parameters T and y specifying the macrostate of the system . We define the ratio ' đQ ' = C2 T ( 4.4.1 ) - - > in the limit as dQ → 0 ( or dT as the " heat capacity " of the system ...
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Introduction to statistical methods | 1 |
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE RANDOM WALK | 24 |
Statistical description of systems of particles | 47 |
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