Statistical Mechanics I
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چکیده
2 Thermodynamics 4 2.1 The Foundations of Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 The Conditions for Equilibrium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.4 The Equations of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.5 Thermodynamic Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2.6 Thermodynamic Potentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2.7 Thermodynamic Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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