1. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 241 PHY 770 -- Statistical Mechanics 12:00 * - 1:45 PM TR Olin 107 Instructor: Natalie Holzwarth (Olin 300) Course Webpage: http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s14phy770http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s14phy770 Lecture 24 Review and perspective; multicomponent systems (Chapter 3 in 3 rd edition of Reichl)  Affinity; degree of reaction  Equilibrium relationships  Rates of reaction  Course assessment forms * Partial make-up lecture -- early start time

2. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 242

3. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 243 General comments about presentations: This exercise is designed to allow you to study a topic (related to statistical and thermal physics) of your choosing in some detail.  Please plan your presentation for 10-15 minutes and allow at least 5 minutes for questions  After your presentation, please hand in or email:  Your presentation  Any additional notes, computer programs, maple or mathematica sheets  A list of references including a copy of any seminal references  Extra points will be awarded for audience questions and discussion

4. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 244 TimeNameTitle 11:00-11:20 AMDavid MontgomeryChemical Reactions 11:25-11:45 AM 11:50-12:10 PMZach LamportSteam Engines - The Rankine Cycle 12:15-12:35 PMXiaohua LiuOsmosis 12:40-1:00 PMJunweiNegative temperature state 1:05-1:25 PMJiajie XiaoPhysics in DNA-protein binding prediction Presentations on Thursday 4/24/2014 in Olin 107 Hyunsu Lee???

5. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 245 TimeNameTitle 11:00-11:20 AMSam FlynnThe ledenfrost effect 11:25-11:45 AMCalvin Arter“Statistical mechanics and the interaction potential” 11:50-12:10 PMEvan WelchmanMonte Carlo 12:15-12:35 PMAhmad Al- Qawasmeh Linear Response Theory and Dielectric properties 12:40-1:00 PMChaochao DunMo/CZTS interface instability 1:05-1:25 PMEric ChapmanAnalysis of the Stirling Engine Presentations on Tuesday 4/29/2014 in Olin 107

6. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 246

7. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 247

8. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 248 Properties of the Gibb’s free energy -- multicomponent ideal gas

9. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 249 Properties of the Gibb’s free energy -- multicomponent ideal gas

10. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2410 Multicomponent ideal gas and possible chemical reactions -- continued

11. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2411 Estimation of chemical potential continued

12. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2412 Multicomponent ideal gas and possible chemical reactions -- continued

13. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2413 Multicomponent ideal gas and possible chemical reactions -- continued

14. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2414 Estimation of chemical potential continued

15. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2415 Estimation of chemical potential continued

16. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2416 Multicomponent systems -- continued

17. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2417 Example:

18. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2418 Example continued:

19. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2419 Estimation of chemical potential continued

20. 4/22/2014PHY 770 Spring 2014 -- Lecture 2420 Extension of analysis to irreversible reactions