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402-0213-00L 5 Credits BSC , MSC D-USYS , D-PHYS

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Thermodynamics

Thermodynamik

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Gian Michele Graf

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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:06:06

Abstract

Thermodynamics and its applications, and the basics of the Kinetic Theoryof Gases and of Statistical Mechanics: equilibrium, work and heat, Laws ofThermodynamics, Carnot process, absolute temperature, entropy, ideal gas,thermodynamic potentials, phase transitions, multicomponent systems;Boltzmann equation, H-Theorem, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; statisticalensembles.

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General Information

Language: German
Levels: BSC , MSC
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: session examination
Mode: oral 20 minutes

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