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Physics 341: Fundamental Equations - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics - Prof. Jame, Study notes of Thermal Physics

An overview of various fundamental equations in the field of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics covered include energy, ideal gas law, equipartition theorem, kinetic theory, processes, thermodynamic potentials, thermodynamic relations, maxwell relations, claussius-clapeyron relation, boltzmann factor and the partition function, gibbs free energy, and chemical potential. The document also includes related constants and integrals.

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Download Physics 341: Fundamental Equations - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics - Prof. Jame and more Study notes Thermal Physics in PDF only on Docsity! Physics 341: Fundamental Equations Energy First Law: ∆U = Q + W Ideal Gas Law: PV = nRT = NkT Equipartitian: U = N · f · 12kT Kinetic Theory: vrms = √ 3kT m Processes: Isothermal compression: W = NkT ln (Vi/Vf ), Adiabatic compression: PV γ = constant; γ = (1 + 2/f) Heat Capacity: CV = ( Q ∆T ) V = ( ∂U ∂T ) V ; CP = ( Q ∆T ) P = ( ∂H ∂T ) P Latent Heat: L = Q/m (Heat needed for phase transition per unit mass) Enthalpy: H = U + PV Magnetic dipole: U = −~µ · ~B Entropy Definition: S = k lnΩ Second Law: In any process the entropy increases or stays the same: ∆S ≥ 0 Approximate model multiplicities: Approximations: N ! = √ 2πNNNe−N ; ln (1 + x) ' x− x 2 2 Two-state system: Ω2−state(N,N↑) = N !N↑!(N−N↑)! ' √ N 2πN↑(N−N↑) ( N↑ N ) −N↑(1− N↑N ) −(N−N↑) Einstein solid: ΩES(N, q) = (q+N−1)! q!(N−1)! ' √ N 2πq(N+q) (1 + N q ) q(1 + qN ) N Ideal Gas: ΩIdeal(N,V, U) = [ V h3 (2πmU)3/2]N N !(3N/2)! ' [ V v0N e 5 2 ]N , where v0 = ( 3h 2N 4πmU ) 3 2 . Approximate model entropies: Two-state system: S2−state(N,N↑) ' −kN [ N↑ N ln N↑ N + (1− N↑ N ) ln (1− N↑ N ) ] Einstein solid: SES(N, q) ' k [q ln (1 + N/q) + N ln (1 + q/N)] Ideal gas (Sackur-Tetrode): SIdeal(N,V, U) ' kN [ ln ( Vv0N ) + 5 2 ] , where v0 = ( 3h 2N 4πmU ) 3 2 . Engines and Refrigerators Engine efficiency: e = Net workHeat in ≤ 1− Tc Th Refrigerator coefficient of performance: cop = Heat outWork in ≤ Tc Th−Tc Steam engine efficiency: e ' 1− H4−H1H3−H1 Throttling process refrigerator: cop = H1−H3H2−H1 Paramagnetic magnetization: M = Nµ tanh (µBkT ) Thermodynamic Properties Thermodynamic potentials: U(S, V,N), H(S, P, N), F (T, V,N), G(T, P,N) Thermodynamic relations: dU = TdS − PdV + µdN , dH = TdS + V dP + µdN , dF = −SdT − PdV + µdN , dG = −SdT + V dP + µdN Partial derivative relations:( ∂U ∂S ) V,N = T ( ∂U ∂V ) S,N = −P ( ∂U ∂N ) S,V = µ( ∂H ∂S ) P,N = T ( ∂H ∂P ) S,N = V ( ∂H ∂N ) S,P = µ( ∂F ∂T ) V,N = −S ( ∂F ∂V ) T,N = −P ( ∂F ∂N ) T,V = µ( ∂G ∂T ) P,N = −S, ( ∂G ∂P ) T,N = V , ( ∂G ∂N ) T,P = µ 1
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