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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Probabilities. Pair of Dice. For one die, the probability of any face coming up is the same, 1/6. Therefore, it is equally probable that any number from one to six will come up.

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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

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  1. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Probabilities Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  2. Pair of Dice • For one die, the probability of any face coming up is the same, 1/6. Therefore, it is equally probable that any number from one to six will come up. • For two dice, what is the probability that the total will come up 2, 3, 4, etc up to 12? Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  3. Probability • To calculate the probability of a particular outcome, count the number of all possible results. Then count the number that give the desired outcome. The probability of the desired outcome is equal to the number that gives the desired outcome divided by the total number of outcomes. Hence, 1/6 for one die. Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  4. Pair of Dice • List all possible outcomes (36) for a pair of dice. • Total Combinations How Many • 2 1+1 1 • 3 1+2, 2+1 2 • 4 1+3, 3+1, 2+2 3 • 5 1+4, 4+1, 2+3, 3+2 4 • 6 1+5, 5+1, 2+4, 4+2, 3+3 5 Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  5. Pair of Dice • Total Combinations How Many • 7 1+6, 6+1, 2+5, 5+2, 3+4, 4+3 6 • 8 2+6, 6+2, 3+5, 5+3, 4+4 5 • 9 3+6, 6+3, 4+5, 5+4 4 • 10 4+6, 6+4, 5+5 3 • 11 5+6, 6+5 2 • 12 6+6 1 • Sum = 36 Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  6. Probabilities for Two Dice Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  7. Probabilities for Two Dice Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  8. Microstates and Macrostates • Each possible outcome is called a “microstate”. • The combination of all microstates that give the same number of spots is called a “macrostate”. • The macrostate that contains the most microstates is the most probable to occur. Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  9. Combining Probabilities • If a given outcome can be reached in two (or more) mutually exclusive ways whose probabilities are pA and pB, then the probability of that outcome is: pA + pB. • This is the probability of having eitherA or B. Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  10. Combining Probabilities • If a given outcome represents the combination of two independent events, whose individual probabilities are pA and pB, then the probability of that outcome is: pA × pB. • This is the probability of having bothA and B. Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  11. Example • Paint two faces of a die red. When the die is thrown, what is the probability of a red face coming up? Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  12. Another Example • Throw two normal dice. What is the probability of two sixes coming up? Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  13. Complications • p is the probability of success. (1/6 for one die) • q is the probability of failure. (5/6 for one die) • p + q = 1, or q = 1 – p • When two dice are thrown, what is the probability of getting only one six? Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  14. Complications • Probability of the six on the first die and not the second is: • Probability of the six on the second die and not the first is the same, so: Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  15. Simplification • Probability of no sixes coming up is: • The sum of all three probabilities is: • p(2) + p(1) + p(0) = 1 Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  16. Simplification • p(2) + p(1) + p(0) = 1 • p² + 2pq + q² =1 • (p + q)² = 1 • The exponent is the number of dice (or tries). • Is this general? Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  17. Three Dice • (p + q)³ = 1 • p³ + 3p²q + 3pq² + q³ = 1 • p(3) + p(2) + p(1) + p(0) = 1 • It works! It must be general! • (p + q)N = 1 Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  18. Binomial Distribution • Probability of n successes in N attempts • (p + q)N = 1 • where, q = 1 – p. Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  19. Thermodynamic Probability • The term with all the factorials in the previous equation is the number of microstates that will lead to the particular macrostate. It is called the “thermodynamic probability”, wn. Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  20. Microstates • The total number of microstates is: For a very large number of particles Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  21. Mean of Binomial Distribution Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  22. Mean of Binomial Distribution Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  23. Standard Deviation (s) Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  24. Standard Deviation Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  25. Standard Deviation Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  26. For a Binomial Distribution Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  27. Coins • Toss 6 coins. Probability of n heads: Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  28. For Six Coins Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  29. For 100 Coins Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  30. For 1000 Coins Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  31. Multiple Outcomes Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  32. Stirling’s Approximation Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

  33. Number Expected • Toss 6 coins N times. Probability of n heads: • Number of times n heads is expected is: • n = NP(n) Thermo & Stat Mech - Spring 2006 Class 16

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