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Statistical Ensembles |
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Authors: |
Koutselos, Andreas |
Reviewer: |
Diakonos, Fotios |
Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > GENERAL PHYSICS > STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY > THERMODYNAMICS NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY > ENTROPY NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY > EQUATION OF STATE |
Keywords: |
Statistical Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics Fluctuations Statistical Ensembles Phase Space Ergodic Hypothesis Microcanonical Ensemble Ideal Gas |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
The molecular description of thermodynamic systems is presented. It is observed that many microscopic states correspond to a macroscopic state and that averaging of molecular variables is required for the calculation of macroscopic quantities. Time averaging of evolving in time variables is found to be difficult for complex systems and is replaced by statistical ensemble averaging. The latter is based on the consideration of ensemble of macroscopically identical systems that can differ microscopically. Macroscopic quantities are associated with averages at a single moment, provided the probabilities that microstates occur are known. A general method is presented for the determination of the probabilities as well as the averages and the fluctuations of thermodynamic variables. In the case of a closed system, a special ensemble is developed with the macroscopic states defined through the energy, the volume and the number of particles.
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Table of Contents: |
6. Statistical Ensembles
6 Summary 6 Prerequisites 6.1 Thermodynamic and Microscopic Description 6.2 Classical Mechanical Description 6.3 Mean Values 6.3.1 Ergodic Hypothesis 6.3.2 Harmonic Oscillator 6.4 Density of States 6.4.1 General 6.4.2 Ideal Gas Density of States 6.5 Correspondence between Microscopic and Macroscopic Desription 6.6 Microcanonical Ensemble (E, V, N). 6 Epilogue 6 Further Reading 6 Problems |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5059 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Koutselos, A. (2015). Statistical Ensembles [Chapter]. In Koutselos, A. 2015. STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/5059 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS |
Number of pages |
27 |
Version: |
1st ed. |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |