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Dewgale
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Homework Statement
This is question 2.18 from Bowley and Sanchez, "Introductory Statistical Mechanics" .
Show with the help of Maxwell's Relations that
$$T dS = C_v dT + T (\frac{\partial P}{\partial T})_V dV$$
and
$$TdS = C_p dT - T( \frac{\partial V}{\partial T})_P dP.$$
Then, prove that
$$(\frac{\partial U}{\partial V})_T = T (\frac{\partial P}{\partial T})_V - P$$
Homework Equations
The four common Maxwell's Relations. They can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_relations.
The Attempt at a Solution
The issue for me is the first part. I have managed to prove that the second is true.
My attempt thus far:
Using the fact that ##dU = TdS - PdV##, we can rewrite the equation as $$TdS = dU + PdV.$$
We can then multiply and divide dU by dT to get $$TdS = (\frac{\partial U}{\partial T})_V dT + PdV.$$ However, ##\frac{\partial U}{\partial T}_V = C_v##, and so we have $$TdS = C_v dT + PdV.$$
This then leaves me with the issue of how to convert the term PdV ##\to T (\frac{\partial P}{\partial T})_V dV##. I was considering using the relation ##\frac{\partial P}{\partial T} = \frac{\partial S}{\partial V}##, but I'm not sure how to get that to work. I'll keep working at it, but any help is appreciated!