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PHYS 4P70/5P12: Condensed Matter Physics I

Review

Thermodynamics Review

1st Law: conservation of energy
- adiabatic work
- Work and Heat
2nd Law: some processes are never observed to occur
- Fluids will not unmix
- Fluids will not re-separate
- Net heat flow is in only one direction
- Forbidden Process Clausius Formulation
- Forbidden Process Kelvin Formulation
- Allowed Behaviour in Engine
Molar Heat Capacities of Copper

Quantum Mechanics Review

Statistical Mechanics Review

Einstein Model
Einstein Solids in Contact: effect of increasing N
Einstein Solids: maximum multiplicity
heat flow changes entropy
thermal equilibrium is state of maximum entropy
Comparison of the distribution functions
Chemical Potential of an Ideal Gas
Fermi Dirac Function as a function of chemical potential
Fermi Dirac Function as a function of temperature
Bose Einstein Function as a function of chemical potential