think big: statistical mechanics i
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Think big: statistical mechanics I
Prof. Stephen Sekula(3/16/2010)
Supplementary Material for PHY 3305 (Modern Physics)
Harris, Ch. 9.1,9.3,J-8
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table of contents
● Reminders● Review of last class
● Superfluidity
● Park your car and win free stuff!● Reliable predictions and big numbers
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reminder
● In-class presentation topics:● Deadline: FRIDAY!● Consult with me and inform me of your ideas
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Review
● Review will be more extensive today● spin is a key idea going forward● let's clear the post-spring-break cobwebs
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Spherical polar coordinates
“radial”
“polar”
“azimuthal”
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the hydrogen atom
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visualizing L,Lz
Quantization
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Stern-gerlach experiment
Hydrogen atoms
Source
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bosons and superfluidity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z6UJbwxBZI
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park your car, win free coupons!
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Each space is a “micro-state”
A collection of spaces that achieves the same outcome (e.g. the same coupon winners) is a “macro-state”
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reliable predictions
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reliable predictions
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reliable predictions
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reliable predictions
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Roadmap
● Statistical Mechanics● or, “what happens when a bunch of particles do stuff”
● Solid-state physics● quantum mechanics and the structure of atomic matter
● Nuclear physics● quantum mechanics and the structure of the atomic nucleus
● Particle physics● quantum mechanics, relativity, and the fundamental structure of the universe
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Next time
● Statistical Mechanics II● The Boltzmann Distribution● Classical Averages● Quantum Distributions
● Reading: Harris Ch. 9.3-9.5