A Didactic Journey from Statistical Physics to Thermodynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.04633v1
• Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 16:43:14 GMT
• Title: A Didactic Journey from Statistical Physics to Thermodynamics
• Authors: Mario Graml, Michael Riedl,
• Abstract summary: This paper offers a pedestrian guide from the fundamental properties of entropy to the axioms of thermodynamics. It also dismantles flawed concepts, such as assigning physical meaning to Lagrange multipliers.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: This paper offers a pedestrian guide from the fundamental properties of entropy to the axioms of thermodynamics, which are a consequence of the axiom of statistical physics. It also dismantles flawed concepts, such as assigning physical meaning to Lagrange multipliers and numerous others. This work also provides a comprehensive understanding of the Legendre transform via geometrical, mathematical and physical insights, as well as its connection to the experimental setup. The central result of this paper is the comprehensive formalisation of key concepts, including ensembles, variable dependencies, potentials and natural variables. Furthermore, the framework of thermodynamics, the state function and the Euler inequality are rigorously proven from the axiom of statistical physics.

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