Counting Atoms

Synopsis

Shows how the behaviour of liquid heium can be explained by the way atoms are counted in various energy levels available to them. Illustrates the way energy can be distributed among atoms by using snookers balls and pigeons holes, with two type of distribution picked out. The entropies for those these distributions are worked out in terms of the logarithms of diffferent combinational fu ctions. Then the mathematical expressions are manipulated to allow evaluation.

Series

Graphs, Networks and Design, Course Tm361

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1982

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Documentation

Accompanying course booklet ‘Selections and Distributions’.

Subjects

Physics

Keywords

atoms; liquid gases; liquid helium; mechanics

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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