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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... quantity is an exact differential . Consider , for example , the infinitesimal quantity A ′ ( x , y ) da + Bí ( x , y ) dy = $ G ( 2.11.4 ) where A ' and B ' are some functions of x and y , and where dG has been intro- duced merely as ...
... quantity is an exact differential . Consider , for example , the infinitesimal quantity A ′ ( x , y ) da + Bí ( x , y ) dy = $ G ( 2.11.4 ) where A ' and B ' are some functions of x and y , and where dG has been intro- duced merely as ...
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... quantity . The specific heat per mole ( or per gram ) is , by its definition C / v ( where is the number of moles in the system ) , obviously an intensive quantity . = V The entropy S is also an extensive quantity . This follows from ...
... quantity . The specific heat per mole ( or per gram ) is , by its definition C / v ( where is the number of moles in the system ) , obviously an intensive quantity . = V The entropy S is also an extensive quantity . This follows from ...
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Frederick Reif. Here the quantity on the right is a readily measured and familiar quantity , since it is simply the change of volume with temperature under conditions of constant pressure . Indeed , one defines the intensive quantity απ ...
Frederick Reif. Here the quantity on the right is a readily measured and familiar quantity , since it is simply the change of volume with temperature under conditions of constant pressure . Indeed , one defines the intensive quantity απ ...
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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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