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What Thermodynamics and Entropy Means
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Introduction
The student of thermodynamics, as they consider pistons and ideal gasses and such, often begin to grasp the nature of entropy only to find…
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Learn Statistical Mechanics: The Ideal Gas
Read Part 1: Equilibrium Systems
The Ideal Gas: Boltzmann's Approach (The Microcanonical Ensemble)
Consider a monatomic gas of ##N## non-interacting…
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Learn Statistical Mechanics: Equilibrium Systems
This is the first of a multi-part series of articles intended to give a concise overview of statistical mechanics and some of its applications. These articles…