10. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 10 (June 3, 2013)
10. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 10 (June 3, 2013)
(June 3, 2013) Professor Susskind continues the discussion of phase transitions beginning with a review of the Ising mod... Read more
14 Jun 2013
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9. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 9 (May 27, 2013)
9. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 9 (May 27, 2013)
Leonard Susskind develops the Ising model of ferromagnetism to explain the mathematics of phase transitions. The one-di... Read more
14 Jun 2013
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8. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 8 (May 20, 2013)
8. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 8 (May 20, 2013)
Leonard Susskind continues the discussion of reversibility by calculating the small but finite probability that all mole... Read more
14 Jun 2013
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7. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 7 (May 13, 2013)
7. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 7 (May 13, 2013)
Leonard Susskind addresses the apparent contradiction between the reversibility of classical mechanics and the second la... Read more
24 May 2013
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6. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 6 (May 6, 2013)
6. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 6 (May 6, 2013)
Leonard Susskind derives the equations for the energy and pressure of a gas of weakly interacting particles, and develop... Read more
24 May 2013
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5. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 5 (April 29, 2013)
5. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 5 (April 29, 2013)
Leonard Susskind presents the mathematical definition of pressure using the Helmholtz free energy, and then derives the ... Read more
22 May 2013
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4. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 4 (April 22, 2013)
4. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 4 (April 22, 2013)
Leonard Susskind completes the derivation of the Boltzman distribution of states of a system. This distribution describe... Read more
7 May 2013
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3. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 3 (April 15, 2013)
3. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 3 (April 15, 2013)
Leonard Susskind begins the derivation of the distribution of energy states that represents maximum entropy in a system ... Read more
7 May 2013
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2. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 2 (April 8, 2013)
2. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 2 (April 8, 2013)
Leonard Susskind presents the physics of temperature. Temperature is not a fundamental quantity, but is derived as the ... Read more
24 Apr 2013
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1. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 1 (April 1, 2013)
1. Statistical Mechanics Lecture 1 (April 1, 2013)
Leonard Susskind introduces statistical mechanics as one of the most universal disciplines in modern physics. He begins ... Read more
16 Apr 2013
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