Week Thirteen and a half - Statistical Mechanics


Statisitcal mechanics: closed system, counting states, definition of entropy, Boltzman factor, free energy, Giibs factor. Example systems: zipper, ideal gas, black body raditiation, spin system. Music: “Queen Bitch” by David Bowie, “Bomb the Twist” and “Woo Hoo” by the 5, 6, 7, 8s.

 
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