In-Class and Prep Notes, Spring 2023
Einstein’s complaint and course approach
1) Statistical mechanics overview; derivation Boltzmann bridge relation [connecting number of quantum energy states available to an N particle, fixed mass, nominally fixed energy system to the system’s macroscale entropy, S], pt-1
2) Physical meaning of fundamental (Tds) thermodynamic relation; derivation of Boltzmann bridge relation pt 2, including proof that Boltzmann constant is fixed (i.e., independent of the equilibrium thermodynamic system under study)
Einstein’s complaint and course approach
1) Statistical mechanics overview; derivation Boltzmann bridge relation [connecting number of quantum energy states available to an N particle, fixed mass, nominally fixed energy system to the system’s macroscale entropy, S], pt-1
2) Physical meaning of fundamental (Tds) thermodynamic relation; derivation of Boltzmann bridge relation pt 2, including proof that Boltzmann constant is fixed (i.e., independent of the equilibrium thermodynamic system under study)