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Cheat sheets/Statistical mechanics

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Statistical mechanics is a branch of mathematical physics that studies, using probability theory, the average behaviour of a mechanical system where the state of the system is uncertain. A common use of statistical mechanics is in explaining the thermodynamic behaviour of large systems.[1]


Thermal wavelength

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Partition function

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Canonical: (in 3d)

See Also

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  1. Classical thermodynamics
  2. Statistical thermodynamics
  3. Heat transfer


References

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