Listen "Lecture 4: Partition Function and Thermodynamic Identity"
Episode Synopsis
Boltzmann Factor, Partition Function and how to calculate everything else from it.Live near lakes because they have a high heat capacity. Energy and Heat Capacity of a two state system, Definition of a reversible process, Definition of pressure, The Thermodynamic Identity, Thermodynamically Conjugate variables.Digressions: Is toasting bread a reversible process? Do microwaves get water hotter than other heating methods?Lecture 4 Audio
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