Reposted by Michael
you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor
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Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
1.1 introduction: thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of a perfect gas
Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on his work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics.
Perhaps it will be wise to approach the subject cautiously. We will begin by considering the simplest meaningful example, the perfect gas, in order to get the central concepts sorted out [etc etc]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xmkbwyq5xmnsbfvm5scqiafn/bafkreidybl5wfnhl6zdehisdhbsfiaub2atkc7myremhu4q22vuxrfbkam)