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Thermal physics

Prof. Debamalya Banerjee · IIT Kharagpur

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Lectures

week-01

  1. Lecture 01 : Foundation of kinetic theory of gasses Video
  2. Lecture 02 : Maxwell's law for speed distribution of gas molecules Video
  3. Lecture 03 : Average speeds in an ideal gas assembly Video
  4. Lecture 04 : Principle of equipartition of energy Video
  5. Lecture 05 : Maxwell's law for energy distribution of gas molecules Video

week-02

  1. Lecture 06 : The mean free path of a gas assembly Video
  2. Lecture 07 : Expression for mean free path Video
  3. Lecture 08 : Experimental determination of mean free path Video
  4. Lecture 09 : Pressure an molecular flux from mean free path Video
  5. Lecture 10 : Problems on mean free path Video

week-03

  1. Lecture 11 : Transport in fluids: introduction Video
  2. Lecture 12 : Viscosity: transport of momentum Video
  3. Lecture 13 : Thermal conductivity: trasnport of thermal energy Video
  4. Lecture 14 : Diffusion coefficient: transport of mass Video
  5. Lecture 15 : Molecular effusion: theory and applications Video

week-04

  1. Lecture 16 : Brownian motion: concept, features, theory of fluctuation Video
  2. Lecture 17 : Brownian motion: mean square displacement and vertical distribution of particles Video
  3. Lecture 18 : Perrin's experiment on Brownian motion - Part 1 Video
  4. Lecture 19 : Perrin's experiment on Brownian motion - Part 2 Video
  5. Lecture 20 : Problems on Brownian motion, Rotational brownian motion Video

week-05

  1. Lecture 21 : Specific heat of solids: Dulong-Petit law and Einstein theory Video
  2. Lecture 22 : Limitaion of Einstein theory of specific heat Video
  3. Lecture 23 : Debye theory of specific heat Video
  4. Lecture 24 : Behavior of real gasses Video
  5. Lecture 25 : Van der Waals equation of state Video

week-06

  1. Lecture 26 : Critical parameters from Van der Waal's equation Video
  2. Lecture 27 : Determination of Van der Waals constants and Boyle temperature Video
  3. Lecture 28 : Other equations of state Video
  4. Lecture 29 : Measurement of temperature: Celcius scale, ideal gas scale, absolute zero Video
  5. Lecture 30 : The platinum resistance thermometer Video

week-07

  1. Lecture 31 : Basic concepts of classical thermodynamics Video
  2. Lecture 32 : Basic concepts of classical thermodynamics (continued) Video
  3. Lecture 33 : First law of thermodynamics Video
  4. Lecture 34 : General description of work done and specific heat Video
  5. Lecture 35 : General discussion on Heat conduction and elastic properties Video

week-08

  1. Lecture 36 : Cyclic processes Video
  2. Lecture 37 : The reversible heat engine: Carnot cycle Video
  3. Lecture 38 : Refrigarator and Carnot Theorem Video
  4. Lecture 39 : 2nd law and Clausius theorem Video
  5. Lecture 40 : Concept of Entropy and mathematical form of 2nd law Video

week-09

  1. Lecture 41 : The entropy principle Video
  2. Lecture 42 : Efficiency of a cycle from T-S diagram Video
  3. Lecture 43 : The Otto cycle Video
  4. Lecture 44 : The Diesel cycle Video
  5. Lecture 45 : Entropy and available energy Video

week-10

  1. Lecture 46 : Thermodynamic relations Video
  2. Lecture 47 : Application of thermodynamic relation... Video
  3. Lecture 48 : The free energy functions Video
  4. Lecture 49 : Condition for thermodynamic equilibri... Video
  5. Lecture 50 : Thermodynamics of chemical reaction Video

week-11

  1. Lecture 51 : Equilibruim between phases: The Clapeyron equation Video
  2. Lecture 52 : 1st order phase transion along liquid-vapor equilibrium Video
  3. Lecture 53 : Phase diagram and triple point Video
  4. Lecture 54 : The 2nd latent heat equation Video
  5. Lecture 55 : Gibbs phase rule and basics of second order phase transion Video

week-12

  1. Lecture 56 : Basic concepts of radiation Video
  2. Lecture 57 : Diffused radiation and Kirchhoff's law Video
  3. Lecture 58 : Cavity radiation as a thermodynamic system: Stefan-Boltzmann law Video
  4. Lecture 59 : Thermodynamics of cavity radiation Video
  5. Lecture 60 : 3rd law of thermodynamics Video

Live Session

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  2. Live Session 03-07-2022 Video
  3. Live Session 04-12-2022 Video
  4. Live Session 22-02-2024 Video
  5. Live Session 13-03-2024 Video
  6. Live Session 10-04-2024 Video
  7. Live Session 26-03-2025 Video
  8. Live Session 09-04-2025 Video
  9. Live Session 16-04-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kharagpur
Department
Physics
Teacher
Prof. Debamalya Banerjee
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Physics
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