Friday, March 4, 2016

statistical mechanics - Entropy of an ideal gas in Tto0 limit


After deriving the entropy of an ideal gas we get to : S=Nk[ln(V)+32ln(T)+32ln(2πmkh2)ln(N)+52]


In the zero temperature limit, we expect to have S=0, however, we get infinity. How can we overcome this mathematical inconsistency?





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