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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Page 106
... absolute temperatures must be equal . By virtue of ( 3.5.6 ) we see that ... temperature T has the general property of indicating the direction of heat ... absolute temperatures are positive , heat is absorbed by the system at the lower ...
... absolute temperatures must be equal . By virtue of ( 3.5.6 ) we see that ... temperature T has the general property of indicating the direction of heat ... absolute temperatures are positive , heat is absorbed by the system at the lower ...
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... Absolute temperature We discussed in Sec . 3-5 the measurement of temperature with respect to an arbitrary thermometric parameter of some arbitrary thermometer . We now want to consider the operational determination of the absolute ...
... Absolute temperature We discussed in Sec . 3-5 the measurement of temperature with respect to an arbitrary thermometric parameter of some arbitrary thermometer . We now want to consider the operational determination of the absolute ...
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... absolute temperature T , this relation can be used to deter- mine the absolute temperature T. Consider any readily measurable arbitrary temperature parameter ( e.g. , the height of a mercury column ) . All that is known is that is some ...
... absolute temperature T , this relation can be used to deter- mine the absolute temperature T. Consider any readily measurable arbitrary temperature parameter ( e.g. , the height of a mercury column ) . All that is known is that is some ...
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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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