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Thermal & Statistical Physics

20 topics open, in the order they build on each other.

  1. The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution of Molecular Speedsages 18 to 19 · 8 questions
  2. Thermodynamic State Variables and PV Diagramsages 18 to 19 · 8 questions
  3. Equipartition and the Heat Capacities of Gasesages 18 to 19 · 8 questions
  4. The First Law of Thermodynamics for Any Processages 18 to 19 · 8 questions
  5. Work in Isothermal, Isobaric and Adiabatic Processesages 19 to 20 · 8 questions
  6. Heat Engines and the Second Lawages 19 to 20 · 8 questions
  7. The Carnot Cycle and the Ceiling on Efficiencyages 19 to 20 · 8 questions
  8. Entropy as a State Functionages 19 to 21 · 8 questions
  9. Microstates, Multiplicity and Boltzmann's Entropyages 20 to 21 · 8 questions
  10. The Boltzmann Factor and the Partition Functionages 20 to 22 · 8 questions
  11. Free Energy and the Direction of Spontaneous Changeages 20 to 22 · 8 questions
  12. The Microcanonical and Canonical Ensemblesages 21 to 22 · 8 questions
  13. Fluctuations, Linear Response and the Fluctuation-Dissipation Relationages 22 to 24 · 8 questions
  14. The Grand Canonical Ensemble and the Chemical Potentialages 22 to 23 · 8 questions
  15. Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein Statisticsages 21 to 22 · 8 questions
  16. The Free Electron Gas and the Fermi Energyages 21 to 22 · 8 questions
  17. Ideal Quantum Gases and Bose-Einstein Condensationages 22 to 23 · 8 questions
  18. Phase transitions, order parameters and broken symmetryages 22 to 24 · 8 questions
  19. The Ising model and the mean-field approximationages 23 to 24 · 8 questions
  20. Critical exponents, scaling and universalityages 23 to 24 · 8 questions
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