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Statistical Ensembles
Authors: Koutselos, Andreas
Reviewer: Diakonos, Fotios
Subject: NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > GENERAL PHYSICS > STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY > THERMODYNAMICS
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY > ENTROPY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY > EQUATION OF STATE
Keywords:
Statistical Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics
Fluctuations
Statistical Ensembles
Phase Space
Ergodic Hypothesis
Microcanonical Ensemble
Ideal Gas
Description:
Abstract:
The molecular description of thermodynamic systems is presented. It is observed that many microscopic states correspond to a macroscopic state and that averaging of molecular variables is required for the calculation of macroscopic quantities. Time averaging of evolving in time variables is found to be difficult for complex systems and is replaced by statistical ensemble averaging. The latter is based on the consideration of ensemble of macroscopically identical systems that can differ microscopically. Macroscopic quantities are associated with averages at a single moment, provided the probabilities that microstates occur are known. A general method is presented for the determination of the probabilities as well as the averages and the fluctuations of thermodynamic variables. In the case of a closed system, a special ensemble is developed with the macroscopic states defined through the energy, the volume and the number of particles.
Table of Contents:
6. Statistical Ensembles
6 Summary
6 Prerequisites
6.1 Thermodynamic and Microscopic Description
6.2 Classical Mechanical Description
6.3 Mean Values
6.3.1 Ergodic Hypothesis
6.3.2 Harmonic Oscillator
6.4 Density of States
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Ideal Gas Density of States
6.5 Correspondence between Microscopic and Macroscopic Desription
6.6 Microcanonical Ensemble (E, V, N).
6 Epilogue
6 Further Reading
6 Problems
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
Item Details:
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5059
Bibliographic Reference: Koutselos, A. (2015). Statistical Ensembles [Chapter]. In Koutselos, A. 2015. STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/5059
Language: Greek
Is Part of: STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
Number of pages 27
Version: 1st ed.
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions