Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Phase space, ensemble and Liouville’s theorem
Phase space, Ensemble and Liouville’s theorem. Topics covered in this lecture a. Ensemble and average — thermodynamic systems b. Phase space — a classical system c. Liouville’s theorem Ensemble and average in thermodynamic systems For a given “macrostate” (N, V, E) a statistical system, at any instant of time, t, is likely to be found in any one…
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Aerial view of Bhabanipatana
The video shows a beautiful video of the city of Bhabanipatana — alternated to Bhawanipatna due to influence of Hindi, in the district of Kalahandi of the state of Odisha. The name Kalahandi might invoke a stark sense of depravity as it brings to memory the notoriety of poverty associated with the KBK districts and the…
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The plight of Paralakhemundi
Once the citadel of the mighty Gajapati, who ruled from the Ganga to the Godavari: Paralakhemundi of the Gajapati district, languishes in the peril of apathy from the system, read mostly, the Indian Railways here. 26 years is a long time in democratic memory and forcing our own citizen to live in the darkness like…
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Crystal structure: introduction to lattice properties.
Lattice and crystals. A lattice is a three-dimensional periodic array of identical building blocks. The building blocks are atoms or groups of atoms. The crystals usually come with imperfection of structure and impurities. The periodicity of crystals is well established by the experimental studies of X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction patterns. A solid is a…
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Entropy, probability and equilibrium in thermodynamic systems.
The current lecture numbered lecture – I and II, is intended to be an introduction to the statistical mechanics paper of a Physics honors degree. It was delivered to the same class, on 22 November 2017. Topics covered: i. Micro and macro state. ii. Entropy and thermodynamic probability and thermal equilibrium. Thermodynamic limit. Lets consider…
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