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    Show how the Boltzmann entropy is derived from the Gibbs entropy for equilibrium

    Thanks for the reply :) But I'm still not sure how you get to the last step. That means the the integral of dpdp = - omega, but I can't see why that is. Is it something to do with normalising it?
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    Show how the Boltzmann entropy is derived from the Gibbs entropy for equilibrium

    Homework Statement Show how the Boltzmann entropy is derived from the Gibbs entropy for systems in equilibrium. Homework Equations Gibbs entropy S= - \int \rho(p,q) (ln \rho(p,q)) dpdq where \rho(p,q) is the probability distribution Boltzmann entropy S= ln\Omega where \Omega is...
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    Temperature distribution on a circular plate

    Oh Thats really obvious, sorry :blushing:
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    Temperature distribution on a circular plate

    Hi, I have a maths exam tommorrow (!) and I'm stuck on something: Its about solving LaPlace's equation in plane polar coordinates. There is a circular plate witha temp dist that satisfies (1/r)(d/dr(r.df/dr)) + 1/r2 . d2/dp2 = 0 (p is phi) so I used a separable eq of the form f=RP...
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