Cambridge Part II Physics: Thermal and Statistical Physics

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Cambridge Part II Physics: Thermal and Statistical Physics

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Front Energy stored in monatomic ideal gas
Back [latex] $U=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{N} \frac{1}{2}mv_i^2$ [/latex]
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Front Maximum entropy principle
Back As a system approaches equilibrium all changes have [latex] $ dS \geq 0 $ [/latex]. Thus the equilibrium state of a system with fixed internal energy is the state with the maximum entropy. From this, it follows that heat flows from hot to cold.
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Front Carnot's theorem
Back For a Carnot engine, [latex] $ \dfrac{Q_1}{T_1} = \dfrac{Q_2}{T_2} $ [/latex]
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