The Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy

9/22/03


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The Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy

Announcements

Introduction

Time period – starting around 1700

Development of Classical Physics

William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1824 - 1907

Ludwig Boltzmann, 1844 - 1906

Ludwig Boltzmann, 1844 - 1906

Demonstrations

Statements fo the Second Law

Heat

Heat flow

The Pendulum – in the air:

Probabilty

The Pendulum again

The Pendulum continued

Conclusions - I

How can we get work from heat?

Heat engine

Heat Engine - Schematic

Reversible Heat Engine

Maximum Efficiency of a Heat Engine

Conclusions - II

Can order be created

Entropy

Summary

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Author: R. M. Martin

Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu

Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html