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Physlib.StatisticalMechanics.MicroCanonicalEnsemble.IdealGas

Ideal gas as a Micro Canonical Ensemble

In this module we give the

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theorem

Partition Function of an Ideal Gas is Vn(2π/β)3n/2V^n (2\pi/\beta)^{3n/2}

For an ideal gas of nn particles in a cubic box of volume V>0V > 0, the partition function ZZ at thermodynamic beta β>0\beta > 0 is given by Z=Vn(2πβ)3n2.Z = V^n \left( \frac{2\pi}{\beta} \right)^{\frac{3n}{2}}.

theorem

Helmholtz Free Energy of an Ideal Gas is A=nT(lnV+32ln(2πT))A = -n T \left( \ln V + \frac{3}{2} \ln (2\pi T) \right)

For an ideal gas consisting of nn particles in a volume V>0V > 0 at temperature T>0T > 0, the Helmholtz free energy AA is given by A=nT(lnV+32ln(2πT)). A = -n T \left( \ln V + \frac{3}{2} \ln (2\pi T) \right).

theorem

The Ideal Gas Law PV=nRTPV = nRT with R=1R = 1

For an ideal gas consisting of nn particles in a volume V>0V > 0 at temperature T>0T > 0, the pressure PP (defined as the thermodynamic conjugate to the volume) satisfies the ideal gas law: PV=nRT PV = nRT where R=1R = 1 is the gas constant in the unitless system.