Articles for: Boltzmann

Learn Statistical Mechanics: The Ideal Gas
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Read Part 1: Equilibrium Systems
The Ideal Gas: Boltzmann's Approach (The Microcanonical Ensemble)
Consider a monatomic gas of ##N## non-interacting…

What are Negative Absolute Temperatures
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It's a famous result in thermodynamics that you can't reach absolute zero no matter how hard you try. Also, the definition of absolute zero makes it obvious…