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Mayan Fung
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Homework Statement
Given the entropy of a system :
$$ S = AU^αV^βN^{1-α-β} $$
The problem requires me to write
$$ (\frac{∂T}{∂U})_{V,N} > 0, (\frac{∂P}{∂V})_{U,N} < 0, (\frac{∂μ}{∂N})_{U,V} > 0$$
to find the mathematical constraint of α and β
Homework Equations
dU = TdS - PdV + μdN
The Attempt at a Solution
Actually, I don't quite understand the rationale behind Maxwell relations.
I tried to write
dF = SdT - PdV + μdN
I can then get
$$ (\frac {∂T} {∂F})_{V,N}$$
but I just don't know how to transform the variable. Can anyone give me an idea of these kind of problems. Thanks!