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Adiabatic demagnetisation : 4.5
Adiabatic processes : Glossary
Adiabatic walls : Glossary
Availability : Derivation | 2.11
Available work : 2.11
Binomial coefficients : Microstates
Black-body radiation : 5.7
Boltzmann distribution : 4.1
derivation : Derivation
Bosons : 5.3 | 5.7
Carnot engine : see Heat engine: Carnot
Chemical potential : 2.14
Chemical reactions : 2.15
Clausius's theorem : 2.5 | Proof
Clausius-Clapeyron equation : 2.10 | The | Boiling
Cycles : 1.3
Degeneracy factor : 4.6 | The
Density of states : 4.7 | The
Dulong and Petit's law : 4.8 | The
Electrons in metal : 5.6
Ensembles : 3.1 | Ensembles
canonical : Ensembles
ensemble average : 3.1 | Ensembles
grand canonical : Ensembles
microcanonical : Ensembles
Enthalpy : 2.8
Entropy : 2.5 | Increase
and approach to equilibrium : 2.9
change for reversible processes : 2.5
change in reversible and irreversible processes : 2.6
general statistical definition : Entropy
maximisation : 2.6 | Equilibrium
of van der Waals gas : Entropy
statistical basis : 3.2
Equation of State : Glossary
Equilibrium : Glossary
approach to : 2.9 | Equilibrium
thermal : 1.5
Equipartition theorem : 4.8
Extensive variables : Glossary
Fermions : 5.3 | 5.6
First law of thermodynamics : 1.1
for cycles : 1.3
for infinitesimal changes : 1.2
Fluctuations : Equilibrium | 3.3
energy : 4.2 | Fluctuations
Function of state : Glossary
Fundamental thermodynamic relation : 2.7
Gibbs distribution : 5.1
Gibbs free energy : 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.14
Grand canonical ensemble : 5.1
Grand partition function : 5.1
for bosons : 5.2 | 5.4
for fermions : 5.2 | 5.4
Grand potential : 5.1 | The
Heat capacity : 2.13
and entropy : 2.13
ideal gas : Ideal
Heat capacity of solids : 4.8
Einstein model : The
Heat engine : 2.1
Carnot : 2.3 | Carnot | Efficiency
heat pump : 2.1
Otto Cycle : Example:
refrigerator : 2.1
Heat Reservoir : Glossary
Helmholtz free energy : 2.8 | 2.9
and partition function : 4.3
Hyperbolic trigonometric functions : Hyperbolic
Ideal gas : Ideal
dependence of entropy on volume : The
statistical treatment : 4.9
Intensive variables : Glossary
Internal energy : 1.1
Macrostate : 3.1 | Glossary
paramagnet : 3.3
Maxwell's relations : 2.12 | Entropy
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution : 4.10
Microstate : 3.1 | 3.2 | Glossary
paramagnet : 3.3
Non-ideal gas
Hard sphere : Ideal
van der Waals : Ideal
Otto Cycle : see Heat engine: Otto Cycle
Partial differentiation : The
Partition function : 4.2
ideal gas : 4.9
many distinguishable particles : 4.4 | The
many indistinguishable particles : 4.9 | The
rotational : 4.6
translational : 4.7
vibrational : 4.6
Postulate of equal a priori probabilities : 3.1 | Microstates
Quantum concentration : 4.7
Reversible processes : Reversible | Glossary
entropy change : see Entropy: change for reversible processes
work : see Work in reversible processes
Sackur-Tetrode equation : 4.9
Second law of thermodynamics : 2.2
Clausius's statement : 2.2
entropy increase : 2.5
Kelvin's statement : 2.2
Spin-half paramagnet : 3.3
and the Boltzmann distribution : 4.4
isolated, in a magnetic field : The
real paramagnets : The
State variable : see Function of state
Stirling's approximation : The
Surroundings : Glossary
System : Glossary
Temperature : 1.5
statistical : 3.4 | Deriving
thermodynamic : 2.4 | Construction
Thermodynamic potentials : 2.8
Third law of thermodynamics : 4.5
Universe : Glossary
van der Waals gas : Entropy
Work in reversible processes : 1.4
Zeroth law of thermodynamics : 1.5

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Judith McGovern 2004-03-17