> I thought we were discussing statistical mechanics.
This is from the message that you first replied to in this thread:
"Typically when you calculate the entropy of a system at temperature X, that means all you know is that you stuck a thermometer in it and measured X. You don't know anything more than the average temperature. It could be in any state consistent with that temperature."
Will you tell students to count the microstates consistent with the temperature?
This is from the message that you first replied to in this thread:
"Typically when you calculate the entropy of a system at temperature X, that means all you know is that you stuck a thermometer in it and measured X. You don't know anything more than the average temperature. It could be in any state consistent with that temperature."
Will you tell students to count the microstates consistent with the temperature?