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Lecture Description
April 20, 2009 - Leonard Susskind explains how to calculate and define pressure, explores the formulas some of applications of Helm-Holtz free energy, and discusses the importance of the partition function.
Course Index
- Energy, Entropy, Temperature, and Phase States
- Overview of Elementary Mathematics
- Theory of Fluctuations
- Pressure & Helm-Holtz Free Energy
- Black Hole Thermodynamics
- Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Harmonic Oscillators & Quantum States
- Multidimensional Lattice Systems
- Chemical Potential
- Inflation, Adiabatic Transformation and Thermal Dynamic Systems
Course Description
This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the sixth of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on quantum mechanics. The course is taught by Leonard Susskind, the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics... (read more)
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