Chapter 2: Q. 2.32 (page 79)
Find an expression for the entropy of the two-dimensional ideal gas considered in Problem . Express your result in terms of ,and.
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The Entropy of the two-dimensional ideal gaas is
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Chapter 2: Q. 2.32 (page 79)
Find an expression for the entropy of the two-dimensional ideal gas considered in Problem . Express your result in terms of ,and.
The Entropy of the two-dimensional ideal gaas is
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Show that during the quasistatic isothermal expansion of a monatomic ideal gas, the change in entropy is related to the heat input by the simple formula
In the following chapter I'll prove that this formula is valid for any quasistatic process. Show, however, that it is not valid for the free expansion process described above.
Compute the entropy of a mole of helium at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, pretending that all the atoms are distinguishable. Compare to the actual entropy, for indistinguishable atoms, computed in the text.
A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Throwing something into a black hole is therefore an irreversible process, at least in the everyday sense of the word. In fact, it is irreversible in the thermodynamic sense as well: Adding mass to a black hole increases the black hole's entropy. It turns out that there's no way to tell (at least from outside) what kind of matter has gone into making a black hole. Therefore, the entropy of a black hole must be greater than the entropy of any conceivable type of matter that could have been used to create it. Knowing this, it's not hard to estimate the entropy of a black hole.
Use dimensional analysis to show that a black hole of mass should have a radius of order , where is Newton's gravitational constant and is the speed of light. Calculate the approximate radius of a one-solar-mass black hole .
In the spirit of Problem , explain why the entropy of a black hole, in fundamental units, should be of the order of the maximum number of particles that could have been used to make it.
To make a black hole out of the maximum possible number of particles, you should use particles with the lowest possible energy: long-wavelength photons (or other massless particles). But the wavelength can't be any longer than the size of the black hole. By setting the total energy of the photons equal to , estimate the maximum number of photons that could be used to make a black hole of mass . Aside from a factor of , your result should agree with the exact formula for the entropy of a black hole, obtained* through a much more difficult calculation:
Calculate the entropy of a one-solar-mass black hole, and comment on the result.
Rather than insisting that all the molecules be in the left half of a container, suppose we only require that they be in the leftmost (leaving the remaining completely empty). What is the probability of finding such an arrangement if there are molecules in the container? What if there are molecules? What if there are ?
Consider an ideal monatomic gas that lives in a two-dimensional universe ("flatland"), occupying an area instead of a volume . By following the same logic as above, find a formula for the multiplicity of this gas, analogous to equation .
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