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1.3 Interactions – The conditions for Equilibrium<br />

When systems interact their states will often change, the<br />

composite system evolving to a state of equilibrium. We shall<br />

investigate what determines the final state. We will see that<br />

quantities such as temperature emerge in the description of these<br />

equilibrium states.<br />

<strong>4211</strong> <strong>Statistical</strong> <strong>Mechanics</strong> Week 1

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