MICROSCOPIC THERMODYNAMICS
Irey, Ansari and Pohl 1972

PART I   THE MICROSCOPIC SECOND LAW

Unit IIIA	Equilibrium - A Microscopic Understanding
	Introduction and Objectives
I.	THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES
	A.  The Particle
	B.  Quantum Mechanics
	C.  Energy States, Energy Levels and Degeneracy
II.	GROUP PARTICLE BEHAVIOR
	A. Macrostate Distributions
	B. Microstates
	Boltzon Macrostate Probabilities
	Indistinguishable Particle Macrostate Probabilities
	Properties
III.	EQUILIBRIUM
	A. Extrapolation to Large Systems
	B. Approach to Equilibrium

Unit IIIB	Entropy, Equilibrium and the Second Law
	Introduction and Objectives
I.	ENTROPY DEFINED
II.	EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
	A. The Distribution Function for Boltzons
	B. Distribution Functions for Bosons and Fermions
III.	ENTROPY IN MACROSCOPIC TERMS, THE GIBB'S EQUATION
IV.	DETERMINING ENTROPY PRODUCTION
	A. Mechanical Entropy Production
	B. Thermal Entropy Production
	Summary Questions
	Appendix A: Differentiation of SMB
	Appendix B: Equilibrium in Fermions and Bosons

PART II   APPLIED MICROSCOPIC THERMODYNAMICS

Unit IIIC	Microscopic Calculation of Perfect Gas Properties
	Introduction and Objectives
I.	THE INDISTINGUISHABLE LIMIT
II.	EVALUATION OF THE PARTITION FUNCTION
	A. External and Internal Modes
	B. The Characteristic Temperature of a Mode
III.	THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENERGY MODES
	A. The External (Translational) Modes
	B. The Rotational (and Nuclear Spin) Mode
	C. The Vibrational Mode
	D. Electronic (Dissociation) Mode
IV.	PROPERTIES OF MOLECULAR PERFECT GASES
	Appendix A: Further Consideration ~ Translational Mode MODE
	Appendix B: Ionization, Dissociation, and Chemical Energy

Unit IIID	Properties of Gases with Low-Mass Particles.
	Introduction and Objectives
I.	PROPERTIES OF WAVES
	A. Properties of a Photon Gas
	B. Lattice Vibrations (The Phonon Gas)
II.	PROPERTIES: FREE ELECTRONS
III.	PROPERTIES: SOLIDS
	Appendix A: Molecular Lattice Point Crystals

Unit IIIE	Transport Processes
	Introduction and Objectives
I.	INTER-PARTICLE FLUX
	A. Speed Distributions
	B. Inter-Particle Flux
	C. Inter-Particle Collisions
II.	FREE PARTICLE RADIATION TRANSPORT
III.	CONTINUUM TRANSPORT
	A. Transport Properties of Molecular Gases
	B. Transport Properties of Solids
	Appendix A: Continuum Diffusion
	TABLE 1: Exponential Integrals
	TABLE 2: Collision Cross Sections