Boltzmann's Equation

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Gladys Nava 1K
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Boltzmann's Equation

Postby Gladys Nava 1K » Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:14 am

When talking about Boltzmann's equation, I understand why W has large errors, but why does entropy have small errors?
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Nick Pascua 2L
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Re: Boltzmann's Equation

Postby Nick Pascua 2L » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:30 pm

Hi,

Since the Boltzmann equation is S=Kb*ln(W), the W typically has larger errors because it's a potential estimate of different states of arrangement. However, I believe taking the natural log of W creates less errors of W and is the reason for also producing a smaller error of S.
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Susanna Givan 2B
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Re: Boltzmann's Equation

Postby Susanna Givan 2B » Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:09 pm

What is the relationship between Kb and W? like conceptually?
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