Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

• Fermi Gas

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Energy and Heat Capacity
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Entropy
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Helmholtz Function
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Pressure
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Pressure
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Pressure
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White Dwarf Stars
Sirius B
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White Dwarf

• Nuclear fusion has ceased. All hydrogen has been
  converted to helium. The star has collapsed to
  the size of a planet. Electrons form a Fermi gas,
  and the pressure prevents further collapse. It is
  slowly cooling.

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White Dwarf
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Stability
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Stability
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Energy Minimum