PHYS5510 · Chapter collection

Chapter 1: Thermodynamics Review

A topic-by-topic collection drawn from the lecture recordings. Lecture logistics, opening recaps, and closing transitions are trimmed where they interrupt the chapter.

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Topic 01

Thermodynamic Variables and the Zeroth Law

11:35

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 1

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Topic 02

The First Law and Thermodynamic Processes

10:57

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 2

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Topic 03

The Second Law and the Carnot Engine

12:52

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 3

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Topic 04

Carnot Efficiency and Absolute Temperature

10:57

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 4

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Topic 05

Entropy and Free Expansion

10:05

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Topic 06

Adiabatic Cooling and Phase-Space Density

09:21

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 6

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Topic 07

Entropy Redistribution and Evaporative Cooling

06:50

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 7

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Topic 08

Fundamental Relation, Extensivity, and Gibbs–Duhem

10:41

Lecture 1 · 09 Sep 2026 · Recording part 8

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Topic 09

Legendre Transformations and Thermodynamic Potentials

10:42

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 1

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Topic 10

Local Thermodynamics in a Trapped Gas

06:37

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 2

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Topic 11

Measuring Pressure from a Density Profile

07:59

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 3

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Topic 12

Maxwell Relations and Chemical Potential

06:49

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 4

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Topic 13

Response Functions and Heat Capacities

11:28

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 5

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Topic 14

Equilibrium from Entropy Maximization

08:10

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 6

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Topic 15

Thermodynamic Stability and Allowed Variations

11:48

Lecture 2 · 14 Sep 2026 · Recording part 7

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