Shoutout to everyone dealing with online learning and resorting to these videos because of the lack of educational infrastructure in their respective universities.
Thanks you professor. My major is mechatronics engineeing. And now I am working in dry chamber equipment company in Korea. To study more about plasma simulation, I have started stastical thermadynamics and quatum physics. As a 39 years old guy, I started study again. This lecture is really usueful and makes me understand easily. U-tube changed the world. when I was student, I should borrow more than 5 books to prove the just one equation. Wow, 39 years old guy is studying physics. what a wonderful world~~
Yes, as students (a long time ago) we desperately looked for information in many reference books. The internet has made finding information and examples a lot easier. Good for you brushing up on new material at 39! 🙂
I know this was five years ago but here's a question anyway. What's the difference between an energy state and an energy level? As far as I know, they're one and the same, there's no difference. So, if that's the case, the definitions you have on the board for microstates and macrostates are identical. The only way one can make sense of this is that energy states refer to degeneracies within a single level. But no one can understand that if this is their first encounter with the subject and they would probably be led to the same confusing conclusion I got from the video, which is that energy states and energy levels are the same and thus the definitions of micro and macrostates are identical. Also, if we're defining microstates as the states specified by the number of particles in each energy state, then all the microstates you have drawn on the board are also the same because there are two particles in all the arrangements. The arrangements have to be accounted for in the definition.
i think energy state is a macrostate for an entity,and energy levels are its micro state.btw these lecture r awesome for basic understanding.thank you so much.
Thank you for this introduction. I found it important to learn that it is a basic postulation that all microstates have equal probability to occur. This postulate, however, is still hard to grasp. I still can't believe that it is possible that non-interacting particles can collide towards a single spot. This microstate is to me impossible. Only by compression, which violates the statement of isolated system, this seems achievable.
I've just watched the first video and I am already excited to watch following ones. I have been reading a lot to get an understanding of statistical thermodynamics, thanks for sharing your great knowledge. Would you recommend any text book for this subject? Thank you
Hi you are very clear, can you tell me which book will be more helpful for me Physical chemistry Thermodynamic Statistical Mechanics and kinetics first edition by Andrew Cooksy or Physical Chemistry Thermodynamic Statistical and kinetics by Thomas Engel & Philip Reid 4edition.Or if you know of a cheaper book let me know, this will help me in dealing with infectious diseases in my work. Thank you
Is it C(4,2)=6 different paths or ways or combinations with p=.5. Please let me know If that is how we determine the cardinality. Thanks I am learning a lot from you, Thanks Also mutually the two sides are mutually exclusive of each other.
Hello, Sir. Thank you for all your great videos and explanations. I am having thermodynamics II next semester, and our prof gave us a hint in the notes about "partition functions", and wrote that they will be a subject of the next semester. A big deal in stat. mechanics, he said. The only thing I am sure of is that I am getting a lot of confusion next semester. xD Have You made any lectures about these?
It is on the list of topics to cover, but we haven't gotten there yet. Yes, this can be very confusing to the student and that is why we have plans on making videos on that, but we don't know when we can get to it.
I'm confused, you have 6 microstates but each microstates had two additional states 1 and 2, do the states of the microstate have a term because that was a lot of terms with the word state used.
Really need this series to happen right now... Could you please do some videos on two state spin systems? In particular derivation of the different multiplicity functions, would be great
+Дејан Гујић Doing videos is not that simple (or quick). I work 3 jobs, so preparing, filming, editing, and producing videos is a lengthy process that I try to accomplish with the little time I have left. I will continue the thermodynamics videos when I can find the time. Sorry I can't do them now.
Statistical physics is usually associated with thermodynamics and is applied at the molecular level in thermodynamics, but it has components that are separate from thermodyanamics.
Shoutout to everyone dealing with online learning and resorting to these videos because of the lack of educational infrastructure in their respective universities.
Yes, this series was long in coming. Statistical thermodynamics can be confusing. It will be fun to unravel the mysteries.
Thanks you professor. My major is mechatronics engineeing. And now I am working in dry chamber equipment company in Korea. To study more about plasma simulation, I have started stastical thermadynamics and quatum physics. As a 39 years old guy, I started study again. This lecture is really usueful and makes me understand easily. U-tube changed the world. when I was student, I should borrow more than 5 books to prove the just one equation. Wow, 39 years old guy is studying physics. what a wonderful world~~
Yes, as students (a long time ago) we desperately looked for information in many reference books. The internet has made finding information and examples a lot easier. Good for you brushing up on new material at 39! 🙂
Thank you so much for this series. You're a blessing.
from Iraq--Very clear Explanation. Thank you
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Love your clarity and elaboration!
Thanks for the videos--I am currently taking a course in statistical thermodynamics.
My deepest respects for you sir. ThankYou so much
I Watched 4 times and totally got it .Micro and macro state
I know this was five years ago but here's a question anyway. What's the difference between an energy state and an energy level? As far as I know, they're one and the same, there's no difference. So, if that's the case, the definitions you have on the board for microstates and macrostates are identical.
The only way one can make sense of this is that energy states refer to degeneracies within a single level. But no one can understand that if this is their first encounter with the subject and they would probably be led to the same confusing conclusion I got from the video, which is that energy states and energy levels are the same and thus the definitions of micro and macrostates are identical.
Also, if we're defining microstates as the states specified by the number of particles in each energy state, then all the microstates you have drawn on the board are also the same because there are two particles in all the arrangements. The arrangements have to be accounted for in the definition.
For simplicity, there can be multiple states in a single energy level.
i think energy state is a macrostate for an entity,and energy levels are its micro state.btw these lecture r awesome for basic understanding.thank you so much.
I'm happy to get series.
I like your approach making things easily understandable.
I can't wait this series as usual
Thank you for this introduction. I found it important to learn that it is a basic postulation that all microstates have equal probability to occur.
This postulate, however, is still hard to grasp. I still can't believe that it is possible that non-interacting particles can collide towards a single spot. This microstate is to me impossible. Only by compression, which violates the statement of isolated system, this seems achievable.
Great explanations
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Very helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! 🙂
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I've just watched the first video and I am already excited to watch following ones. I have been reading a lot to get an understanding of statistical thermodynamics, thanks for sharing your great knowledge. Would you recommend any text book for this subject? Thank you
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Thank you. We are blessed being able to give back.
It's really Helpful! Thanks sir
That basic postulate of equal probability is a bit of a leap as an axiom. I think one must accept it roughly as an empirical observation.
Thank you very much for clearing up this confusing topic!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great videos, if I had teachers like you...
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why are you a female here??
Hi you are very clear, can you tell me which book will be more helpful for me Physical chemistry Thermodynamic Statistical Mechanics and kinetics first edition by Andrew Cooksy or Physical Chemistry Thermodynamic Statistical and kinetics by Thomas Engel & Philip Reid 4edition.Or if you know of a cheaper book let me know, this will help me in dealing with infectious diseases in my work. Thank you
love your videos. been waiting for this series. always very helpful
thank you sir great lecture i learn lot of from you
Is it C(4,2)=6 different paths or ways or combinations with p=.5. Please let me know If that is how we determine the cardinality. Thanks
I am learning a lot from you,
Thanks
Also mutually the two sides are mutually exclusive of each other.
Hello, Sir. Thank you for all your great videos and explanations.
I am having thermodynamics II next semester, and our prof gave us a hint in the notes about "partition functions", and wrote that they will be a subject of the next semester. A big deal in stat. mechanics, he said.
The only thing I am sure of is that I am getting a lot of confusion next semester. xD
Have You made any lectures about these?
It is on the list of topics to cover, but we haven't gotten there yet. Yes, this can be very confusing to the student and that is why we have plans on making videos on that, but we don't know when we can get to it.
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I'm confused, you have 6 microstates but each microstates had two additional states 1 and 2, do the states of the microstate have a term because that was a lot of terms with the word state used.
Really need this series to happen right now... Could you please do some videos on two state spin systems? In particular derivation of the different multiplicity functions, would be great
+Дејан Гујић
Doing videos is not that simple (or quick). I work 3 jobs, so preparing, filming, editing, and producing videos is a lengthy process that I try to accomplish with the little time I have left. I will continue the thermodynamics videos when I can find the time. Sorry I can't do them now.
That's okay, i understand. I'll have to settle for the book and lectures
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thank you for the explanations!
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I understood what he said!!!!!....holy shit!!!!!!...I think I'm scared now...
tell some good book for Statistical Thermodynamics to study
I haven't found one yet.
Exellent introduction.Is there a combinatorial formula to determine the N microstates?
will it helpful to watch this serees now i am folowing themopkysics course
Glad you liked it.
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Welcome
great videos!!
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thank you!!!!
Nice video.
But why are we not able to view the thumbnail image as part of the video?
nice
Thanks
which university lecture it is?
These lectures were done by us and not in a classroom. They are related to material that is taught at the high school and college level.
Michel van Biezen nyce , quite interesting
what's the difference between definitions 2 and 3?
+Marco Mosri
Definition 2 defines an entity.
Definition 3 defines a probability function.
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can we say that statistical thermodynamics is statistical physics
Statistical physics is usually associated with thermodynamics and is applied at the molecular level in thermodynamics, but it has components that are separate from thermodyanamics.
I don't know about you guys but statistical physics has been one of the more confusing topics so far...
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Thank you so much for this!
Great video, thank you.