Thermal and Statistical Physics

Notes from Dr Halliwell's Lectures

Part I
Thermodynamics

• Introduction
  • Systems and Nomenclature
  • Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Van der Waal's (equation of state)
• The First Law
  • Simple Processes
  • Work
  • First Law
  • Internal Energy of An Ideal Gas
  • Equation of an Adiabat
  • Enthalpy
  • Some Mathematical Results - See Handout
• The Second Law
  • Reversible and Irreversible Processes
  • Heat Engines
  • Carnot Cycle
  • The 2nd Law
  • Thermodynamic Temperature Scale
  • Clausius' Theorem
  • Entropy
  • Entropy Changes
  • Degradation of Energy
  • Application of Entropy - Refrigeration
  • Recalculation of Carnot Efficency
• The Fundemental Law
  • Combined First and Second Laws
  • Mathematical Structure
  • Internal Energy
  • Entropy from the Fundamental Equation
  • Entropy Max Principle
  • Paramagnetism
  • A Preview of Statistical Mechanics

Part II
Statistical Physicals

• Thermodynamic Potentials
  • The Potentials - See Handout
  • Helmholtz Free Energy
  • Chemical Potential - Changing N
  • Phase Equilibrium
  • The Third Law
• Boltzmann's Entropy
  • Two Level Systems
  • Microcanonical Ensemble for Gases
  • Equilibrium Values of **ns**
  • Recovery of Thermodynamics
  • Evaluation of Z
  • The Royal Route From Micro to Macro
  • Localized Harmonic Oscillators
  • Diatomic Molecules
• Quantum Statistical Mechanics
  • Validity of Classical Statistics
  • Identical Particles
  • Equilibrium Occupation Numbers
  • Fermi-Dirac Gases
  • Bose-Einstein Condensation
  • Photons and Blackbody Radiation

This document was translated from L^AT_EX by H^EV^EA and H^AC^HA.