Index

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