2014 - 2015

0321-2111-01
  Thermal Physics                                                                                      
FACULTY OF EXACT SCIENCES
Prof. Yoram Dagan009Sun1000-1200 Sem  2
Classrooms - Dan David003Mon1200-1300 Sem  2
 
 
University credit hours:  3.0

Course description
Thermal Physics
 
  1. Enumeration of States and the Multiplicity function, Binary Alloy System, Sharpness of the Multiplicity function
  2. Entropy Temperature and the fundamental assumption, Thermal Equilibrium, Reversible and irreversible processes, Laws of Thermodynamics
  3. Boltzmann Factor, Distribution function, Pressure, Helmholtz Free Energy, Calculation of Helmholtz Free Energy from the Distribution function, Classical Ideal gas
  4. Thermal Radiation and Planck Distribution, Phonons in Solids: Debye Theory
  5. Chemical Potential and Gibbs Distribution, Mixing Entropy
  6. Quantum ideal gas, Fermions and Bosons, Degenerate quantum gasses, Single particle density of States, Fermi Energy, properties of Bose and Fermi Gasses, Metals, White Dwarfs, Bose Einstein condensation.
  7. Heat and Work, Heat pumps and Engines, Conservation of Heat into Work, Carnot Cycles
  8. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell relations
  9. First order Phase transitions, Derivation of coexistence curves, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, Van Der Waals Equation of states, Gas Liquefaction by the Joule- Thomson Effect
  10. Kinetic Theory, Transport Processes, Boltzmann transport equation.

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