Purdue PHYS 342 L9.6: Statistical Laws of Nature: The Partition Function - a Few Examples

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00:09 Lecture 9.6: The Partition Function - a Few Examples
00:22 A Few Examples
01:31 Example A: H atoms at 1000 K.
06:12 Example B: Two-state spin system in a magnetic field
09:16 Defining the system
12:42 How does the net magnetic moment of one spin depend on B and T
15:46 Plot of Results – One Spin in External Magnetic Field
17:45 Example C: A three level system
22:37 For many quantum systems,
25:50 What is average energy of a particle in this 3-level system?
28:08 Up Next

Purdue PHYS 342 provides an introduction to the physical principles underlying topics in Modern Physics. This course is intended to provide engineering undergraduate students with a firm base from which they can extend their understanding of the quantum world.