Elementary thermodynamics of trapped particles

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dc.creatorLigare, Martin
dc.date2002-10-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:48:14Z
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dc.descriptionI develop simple thermodynamic relations for a collection of noninteracting classical particles confined in a harmonic trap. The volume of such a trap is not a good thermodynamic variable, so conventional expressions of the first law of thermodynamics and the ideal gas law must be modified. I use the frequency of oscillations about the minimum of the trap as an external parameter characterizing the confinement, and derive elementary relations between particle number, temperature, energy, oscillation frequency, and a generalized pressure, that are analogous to conventional thermodynamic relations for an ideal gas in a rigid volume. I also discuss heat capacities for trapped particles.
dc.description3 pages, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0210055
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0210055
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84953
dc.subjectPhysics Education
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.titleElementary thermodynamics of trapped particles
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