Thermodynamics

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Thermodynamics

See also Engineering Thermodynamics

Contents 1 The Microcanonical Ensemble 2 The Canonical Ensemble 3 The Grand Canonical Ensemble 4 Critical phenonomena 5 The Ideal Gas and Heat Engines 6 Further Reading and Resources

[edit] The Microcanonical Ensemble

1. States of a Brick
2. Second Law of Thermodynamics
3. Microcanonical Ensemble
4. Thermodynamic Temperature

[edit] The Canonical Ensemble

1. Two Bricks in Thermal Contact
2. Partition function
3. Specific Heat
4. Entropy and Heat Conduction

[edit] The Grand Canonical Ensemble

1. Chemical potential
2. Grand canonical ensemble
3. Fermi and Bose statistics

[edit] Critical phenonomena

1. Phase transitions

[edit] The Ideal Gas and Heat Engines

1. Ideal Gas
2. Slow and Fast Expansions
3. Heat Engines
4. Perpetual Motion Machines

The Ideal Gas and Heat Engines/Problems

[edit] Further Reading and Resources

• Engineering Thermodynamics
• SklogWiki - a wiki for people interested in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the computer simulation of materials.