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Thomas A. Moore and Daniel Schroeder
The authors compute the multiplicities (density of states) numerically for an Einstein solid - a collection of identical quantum harmonic oscillators. It is shown that if two such systems can exchange energy, macrostates are overwhelmingly more probable than others. Graphs of the entropy versus the energy for the two systems are used to motivate the thermodynamic definition of temperature. Other simple properties of the Einstein solid and system of noninteracting spins are also explored.
American Journal of Physics: Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 26-36
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11388">Moore, Thomas, and Daniel Schroeder. "A different approach to introducing statistical mechanics." Am. J. Phys. 65, no. 1, (August 21, 1996): 26-36.</a>
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T. Moore and D. Schroeder, , Am. J. Phys. 65 (1), 26 (1997), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18490).
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T. Moore and D. Schroeder, A different approach to introducing statistical mechanics, Am. J. Phys. 65 (1), 26 (1997), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18490>.
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Moore, T., & Schroeder, D. (1996, August 21). A different approach to introducing statistical mechanics. Am. J. Phys., 65(1), 26-36. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18490
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Moore, Thomas, and Daniel Schroeder. "A different approach to introducing statistical mechanics." Am. J. Phys. 65, no. 1, (August 21, 1996): 26-36, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18490 (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Moore, Thomas, and Daniel Schroeder. "A different approach to introducing statistical mechanics." Am. J. Phys. 65.1 (1997): 26-36. 2 May 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18490>.
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Year = {1996}
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