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EP 354 Thermal Physics

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An Introduction to Thermal Physics, D.V. Schroeder, Addison-Wesley-Longman, 2000.

Fundamentals of Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics, B. N. Roy, J. Wiley&Sons, 2002.

Thermal Physics, Ralph Baierlein, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1999.

Three Phases of Matter, A.J. Walton, McGraw Hill, 1976.

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Syllabus

• Basic Mathematics & Concepts, Temperature, Zeroth Law, Ideal Gas, van der Waals Gas, Lennard-Jones-Potential, Chemical Bonding, Triple & Critical Points, Mixtures, Solutions, Phases


• Energy, Work, Heat, Internal Energy, First Law, Heat capacity, Joule-Thomson experiment, Enthalpy, Liquefaction of Gases, Molecular Kinetics, Carnot cycle, Applications (engines, chemical reactions)


• Entropy, Second Law,  Helmholtz / Gibbs Free Energy, Maxwell equations, Equations of State, Perpetuum Mobile, Chemical Potential, Gibbs-Duhem equation, Entropy and Probability,  Statistics of Multiplicity, Partition Function, Boltzmann-Statistics, Fermi-Dirac & Bose-Einstein Distributions


• Phase equilibria, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, Gibbs phase rule, Osmotic (colligative) effects, Henry’s Law, Raoult’s Law, Surface equilibria, Droplet Nucleation & Growth, Kelvin & Koehler equations, Field equilibria, Hydrostatic equation, Barometric Height equation


• Microstructure of Crystals, Phonons, Diffusion in Solids, Alloys


• Towards Absolute Zero, Heat Capacities & Absolute Entropy, Formulations of Third Law, Cooling Techniques, New Developments in Cryophysics
  

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Lecture Times and Location

Semester II, Larmor Theatre, Tues 11-12 a.m., Thurs 12-1 p.m.

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Lecturers

Prof. Harald Berresheim 
Office: 214
Phone: ext. 5705
Email: harald.berresheimnuigalway.ie   

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