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American Journal of Physics
  
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100
Author:
Styer, Dan
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
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D. Styer, Am. J. Phys., 67 (12), 1094-1095 (1999).
All too often, courses in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics barrage their students with numerous equations that are left unexamined and uninvestigated. This note explains how to pause, examine a thermodynamic ...
  
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100
Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions / Phase Diagrams
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions / Critical Point
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Ensembles / Chemical Potential
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
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We discuss the nature of the chemical potential by considering some simple models and simulations. We then discuss the role of the chemical potential in understanding phase transitions with a focus on the ...
STP Monte Carlo Estimation  [ Computer Program ]
  
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100
Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Christian, Wolfgang
Cox, Anne
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
General Physics / Computational Physics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
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The STP MonteCarloEstimation program estimates the area under the curve given by the square-root of (1-x^2) between 0 and 1 using the Monte Carlo hit and miss method. STP MonteCarloEstimation is part of ...
  
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100
Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Ideal Gas
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Lennard-Jones Potential
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Because there are only a few problems in statistical mechanics that can be solved exactly, we need to develop techniques for obtaining approximate solutions. In this chapter we introduce several perturbation ...
STP Eclipse Workspace  [ Computer Program ]
  
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100
Authors:
Tobochnik, Jan
Gould, Harvey
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
General Physics / Computational Physics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
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The STP Eclipse Workspace contains a ready to use Eclipse workspace with source code for Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) programs by Jan Tobochnik and Harvey Gould. Unzip this workspace and open it ...
STP Textbook: Table of Contents  [ Book Section ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Kinetics and Dynamics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Statistical Physics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Probability
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Ensembles
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
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The STP Textbook is intended for Statistical Mechanics, Thermal Physics or Thermal and Statistical Physics classes for upper-level undergraduate and/or graduate students. The text makes extensive use of simulations ...
Ejs STP Monte Carlo Pi Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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100
Authors:
Christian, Wolfgang
Cox, Anne
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
General Physics / Computational Physics
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The Monte Carlo Pi program program uses a Monte Carlo routine to approximate pi by approximating the area of a unit circle. The program is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double-clicking ...
Ejs STP PartitionedBox Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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100
Authors:
Christian, Wolfgang
Cox, Anne
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Kinetics and Dynamics / Approach to Equilibrium
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
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The Partitioned Box program displays the number of particles on one half of a box as a function of time after a small hole is made in the partition dividing the box in half. The purpose of this simulation ...
Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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100
Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Kinetics and Dynamics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Statistical Physics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Probability
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Ensembles
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
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The Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Application is a self-contained file for the teaching of statistical and thermal physics. The file contains ready-to-run OSP programs and a set of curricular materials. ...
  
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100
Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Ideal Gas
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Bose Gas
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Fermi Gas
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Einstein Model
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Debye Theory
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Blackbody Radiation
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We apply the general formalism of statistical mechanics to classical and quantum systems of noninteracting particles and discuss the equipartition theorem, the Maxwell velocity distribution, the Fermi-Dirac ...
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