F7090 Thermodynamics and statistical physics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2000
Extent and Intensity
3/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
F6030 Quantum mechanics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Thermodynamic state and proces. The zeroth, first and second thermodynamics laws. The fundamental thermodynamic equation and its consequences. Thermodynamic potentials. Irreversible processes. The equilibrium conditions. Phase transitions. The microscopic state of system. Phase space. Time averageing and statistical averageing. The ergodic hypothesis. Canonical distributions and their applications. Maxwell, Maxwell-Boltzmann and Boltzmann distributions and their applications. Quantum statistics and their applications. Statistical interpretation of thermodynamics. Statistical thermodynamics at university and at school. Text ze sylabu 1995 Basic concepts and ideas of thermodynamics. The macroscopic state of a thermodynamic system, the state parameters, the zeroth, first and second thermodynamic law. Equilibrium thermodynamics. Temperature, heat capacity, entropy, the fundamental thermodynamic equation and its consequences, thermodynamic potentials, the third thermodynamic law. Elements of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Irreversible processes, relaxation of thermodynamic systems, the equilibrium conditions, the phase equilibrium, phase transitions. Basic concepts and ideas of statistical physics. The microscopic state of a system, phase spaces, time averageing, statistical averageing, the ergodic hypothesis, fluctuations. Canonical distributions. Distribution law as an integral of motion, microcanonical, canonical and grandcanonical distribution, thermodynamic equivalence of canonical distributions. Applications of the canonical distribution to classical \hbox{systems.} Maxwell, Boltzmann and Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, ideal gas in various external conditions, the kinetic method of the derivation of the equation of state of an ideal gas, the principle of equipartition of energy and its applications, the classical theory of heat capacity. The statistical interpretation of thermodynamics. Distribution law and entropy, partition function and its physical meaning, basic thermodynamic quantities for classical ideal gas, statistical meaning of entropy and temperature, statistical interpretation of fundamental thermodynamic principles. Statistics and some of their applications. Quantum ideal gas, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac and Boltzmann distribution law, the classical statistics as a limiting case of the quantum statistics, laws of blackbody radiation (photons), heat capacity of solids, the quantum model of free electrons and its applications in solid state physics. Text ze sylabu 1998 The macroscopic state of a thermodynamic system, the state parameters, the zeroth, first and second thermodynamic laws. Temperature, heat capacity, entropy, the fundamental thermodynamic equation and its consequences, thermodynamic potentials, the third thermodynamic law. Irreversible processes, relaxation of thermodynamic systems, the equilibrium conditions, the phase equilibrium, phase transitions. The microscopic state of a system, phase spaces, time averageing, statistical averageing, the ergodic hypothesis, fluctuations. Distribution law as an integral of motion, microcanonical, canonical and grandcanonical distributions, thermodynamic equivalence of canonical distributions. Maxwell, Boltzmann and Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions and their applications, the principle of equipartition of energy and its applications, the classical theory of heat capacity. The statistical interpretation of thermodynamics. Distribution law and entropy, partition function and its physical meaning, statistical meaning of entropy and temperature, statistical interpretation of fundamental thermodynamic principles. Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac and Boltzmann distribution laws, laws of black body radiation (photons), heat capacity of solids, the quantum model of free electrons and its applications in solid state physics. Statistical thermodynamics at university and at school: A survey of the most frequent elementary treatments and their critical analysis.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation.
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