Chapter 1 |
Equilibrium - A Microscopic Understanding |
| Introduction and Objectives |
I. |
THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES |
| A. The Particle |
| B. Quantum Mechanics |
| C. Energy States, Energy Levels and Degeneracy |
II. |
GROUP PARTICLE BEHAVIOR |
| A. Macrostate Distributions |
| B. Microstates |
| Boltzon Macrostate Probabilities |
| Indistinguishable Particle Macrostate Probabilities |
| Properties |
III. |
EQUILIBRIUM |
| A. Extrapolation to Large Systems |
| B. Approach to Equilibrium |
Chapter 2 | Entropy, Equilibrium and the Second Law |
| Introduction and Objectives |
I. | ENTROPY DEFINED |
II. |
EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS |
| A. The Distribution Function for Boltzons |
| B. Distribution Functions for Bosons and Fermions |
III. | ENTROPY IN MACROSCOPIC TERMS, THE GIBB'S EQUATION |
IV. | DETERMINING ENTROPY PRODUCTION |
| A. Mechanical Entropy Production |
| B. Thermal Entropy Production |
| Summary Questions |
| Appendix A: Differentiation of SMB |
| Appendix B: Equilibrium in Fermions and Bosons |
Chapter 3 |
Microscopic Calculation of Perfect Gas Properties |
| Introduction and Objectives |
I. |
THE INDISTINGUISHABLE LIMIT |
II. |
EVALUATION OF THE PARTITION FUNCTION |
| A. External and Internal Modes |
| B. The Characteristic Temperature of a Mode |
III. | THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENERGY MODES |
| A. The External (Translational) Modes |
| B. The Rotational (and Nuclear Spin) Mode |
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C. The Vibrational Mode |
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>D. Electronic (Dissociation) Mode |
IV. | PROPERTIES OF MOLECULAR PERFECT GASES |
| Appendix A: Further Consideration ~ Translational Mode MODE |
| Appendix B: Ionization, Dissociation, and Chemical Energy |