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Thermal Flashcards

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Probability of a state

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Partition β

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β = 1 / (kT)

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Partition function

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Expectation value of energy (full formula)

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Expectation value of energy (partition shortcut)

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Entropy in terms of multiplicity

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S = k lnΩ

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Entropy, given probability of microstates

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Shortcut entropy expression for monotomic ideal gas

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Classical limit of the partition function

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Binomial coefficient

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Sterling’s formula

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1st law of thermal

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ΔU = Q - W

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2nd law of thermal

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Work in a reversible process

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δW = P dV

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Differential form of entropy change of a system undergoing a reversible process

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δQ = T dS

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Integral form of entropy change of a system undergoing a reversible process

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Fundamental thermodynamic identity

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dU = TdS - PdV

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Temperature given by the fundamental thermodynamic identity

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Pressure given the fundamental thermodynamic identity

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20
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Energy Maxwell relation

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21
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Heat capacity at constant volume

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Heat capacity at constant pressure

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23
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Differentiation of the fundamental thermodynamic identity with respect to T

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24
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Difference of heat capacities of an ideal gas

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CP - CV = Nk

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Change in temperature

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Q = mcΔT

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Heat engine efficiency

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27
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Maximum efficiency of a heat engine

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28
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Internal energy of a classical ideal gas

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29
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vrms

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30
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Speed of sound in an ideal gas, given pressure and density

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Speed of sound in an ideal gas, given temperature and mass

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32
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Fermi-Dirac distribution

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33
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Bose-Einstein distrubtion

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34
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Average number of fermions/bosons

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35
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Approximation of average number of fermions/bosons if energy levels are spaced closely together

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36
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γ

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(f+2) / f

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Monotomic molecule degrees of freedom

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3 translational, f=3

38
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Diatomic molecule degrees of freedom

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3 translational, 2 rotational, 2 vibrational, f = 5 +2b

b=0 at room temperature

b=1 at high temperatures

39
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Polyatomic molecule degrees of freedom

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3 translational, 3 rotational, 2N vibrational, f=6+2N

N=number of atoms

40
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Solid degrees of freedom

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3 vibrational in each kinetic and potential energy

f=6

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