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... measured by a mercury thermometer is a length and is thus to be measured in units of centimeters . L R I V Fig . 1.32 Two different kinds of thermome- ters in thermal contact with a system consist- ing of a container filled with a ...
... measured by a mercury thermometer is a length and is thus to be measured in units of centimeters . L R I V Fig . 1.32 Two different kinds of thermome- ters in thermal contact with a system consist- ing of a container filled with a ...
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... measured with re- spect to its value in some standard macrostate of this system . Only differences in mean energy are thus relevant physically and such energy differences can always be measured by the performance of work if the system ...
... measured with re- spect to its value in some standard macrostate of this system . Only differences in mean energy are thus relevant physically and such energy differences can always be measured by the performance of work if the system ...
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... measurement of work . The heat Q absorbed by a system thus can be measured in two slightly different ways : either by measuring it directly in terms of work , or by comparing it with the known change of internal energy of some other ...
... measurement of work . The heat Q absorbed by a system thus can be measured in two slightly different ways : either by measuring it directly in terms of work , or by comparing it with the known change of internal energy of some other ...
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Characteristic Features of Macroscopic Systems | 1 |
Basic Probability Concepts | 55 |
Thermal Interaction | 141 |
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absolute temperature absorbed accessible approximation assume atoms average calculate classical collision Consider constant container cules definition denote discussion distribution electron ensemble entropy equal equilibrium situation equipartition theorem example expression external parameters fluctuations fluid function Gibbs free energy given heat capacity heat Q heat reservoir Hence ideal gas initial internal energy isolated system kinetic energy large number left half liquid macroscopic system macrostate magnetic field magnetic moment magnitude mass maximum mean energy mean number mean pressure mean value measured mole molecular momentum n₁ number of molecules occur oscillator particle particular phase phase space piston plane Poisson distribution position possible values Prob probability P(n quantity quantum numbers quasi-static random relation result simply solid specific heat statistical statistical ensemble statistically independent Suppose thermal contact thermally insulated thermometer tion total energy total number unit volume velocity