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1 Basic Notions of the Theory of Heat |
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1 | (38) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 First Definitions and Propositions |
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1 | (8) |
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1.3 Microcanonical Ensemble and Ideal Gas |
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9 | (3) |
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1.4 The Entropy, a First Approach |
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12 | (6) |
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1.5 Temperature, Pressure and Chemical Potential |
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18 | (7) |
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18 | (5) |
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1.5.2 Thermal Contact and Exchange of Volume |
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23 | (1) |
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1.5.3 Exchange of Energy and Particles |
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24 | (1) |
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1.6 Gibbs Fundamental Form |
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25 | (2) |
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1.7 Canonical Ensemble, Free Energy |
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27 | (3) |
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1.8 Excursion: Legendre Transformation of Convex Functions |
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30 | (9) |
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2 Thermodynamics: Classical Framework |
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39 | (36) |
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39 | (1) |
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2.2 Thermodynamic Potentials |
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39 | (7) |
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2.2.1 Transition to the Free Energy |
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39 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Enthalpy and Free Enthalpy |
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40 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Grand Canonical Potential |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (3) |
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2.4 A Few Thermodynamic Relations |
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49 | (1) |
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2.5 Continuous Changes of State: First Examples |
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50 | (9) |
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2.6 Continuous Changes of State: Circular Processes |
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59 | (7) |
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2.6.1 Exchange of Thermal Energy Without Work |
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59 | (2) |
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2.6.2 A Reversible Process |
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61 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Periodically Working Engines |
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62 | (3) |
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2.6.4 The Absolute Temperature |
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65 | (1) |
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2.7 The Laws of Thermodynamics |
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66 | (6) |
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2.8 More Properties of the Entropy |
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72 | (3) |
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3 Geometric Aspects of Thermodynamics |
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75 | (30) |
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75 | (1) |
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3.2 Motivation and Some Questions |
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75 | (2) |
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3.3 Manifolds and Observables |
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77 | (13) |
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3.3.1 Differentiable Manifolds |
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77 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Functions, Vector Fields, Exterior Forms |
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79 | (3) |
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3.3.3 Exterior Product and Exterior Derivative |
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82 | (5) |
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3.3.4 Null Curves and Standard Forms on Rn |
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87 | (3) |
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3.4 The One-Forms of Thermodynamics |
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90 | (5) |
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3.4.1 One-Forms of Heat and of Work |
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91 | (1) |
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3.4.2 More on Temperature |
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92 | (3) |
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3.5 Systems Depending on Two Variables Only |
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95 | (5) |
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3.6 *An Analogy from Mechanics |
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100 | (5) |
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4 Probabilities, States, Statistics |
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105 | (36) |
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105 | (1) |
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4.2 The Notion of State in Statistical Mechanics |
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105 | (6) |
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4.3 Observables and Their Expectation Values |
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111 | (3) |
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4.4 Partition Function and Entropy |
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114 | (9) |
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4.5 Classical Gases and Quantum Gases |
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123 | (6) |
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4.6 Statistics, Quantum and Non-quantum |
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129 | (12) |
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4.6.1 The Case of Classical Mechanics |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (4) |
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4.6.3 Planck's Radiation Law |
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134 | (7) |
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5 Mixed Phases, Phase Transitions, Stability of Matter |
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141 | (56) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (18) |
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5.2.1 Convex Functions and Legendre Transformation |
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142 | (9) |
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5.2.2 Phase Mixtures and Phase Transitions |
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151 | (5) |
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5.2.3 Systems with Two or More Substances |
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156 | (3) |
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5.3 Thermodynamic Potentials as Convex or Concave Functions |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (2) |
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5.5 Discrete Models and Phase Transitions |
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163 | (15) |
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163 | (2) |
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5.5.2 Models of Magnetism |
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165 | (4) |
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5.5.3 One-Dimensional Models with and Without Magnetic Field |
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169 | (3) |
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5.5.4 Ising Model in Dimension Two |
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172 | (6) |
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178 | (19) |
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5.6.1 Assumptions and First Thoughts |
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179 | (3) |
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5.6.2 Kinetic and Potential Energies |
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182 | (3) |
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5.6.3 Relativistic Corrections |
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185 | (6) |
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5.6.4 Matter at Positive Temperatures |
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191 | (6) |
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6 Exercises, Hints and Selected Solutions |
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197 | (32) |
Literature |
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229 | (2) |
Index |
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