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STATISTICAL MECHANICS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Statistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- statistical mechanics
1, record 1, English, statistical%20mechanics
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Statistical mechanics provides a framework for relating the microscopic properties of individual atoms and molecules to the macroscopic bulk properties of materials that can be observed in everyday life. 2, record 1, English, - statistical%20mechanics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Statistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mécanique statistique
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canique%20statistique
correct, feminine noun
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Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Branche de la physique qui vise à] expliquer les propriétés de la matière [...] à partir des lois de la mécanique auxquelles obéissent les atomes et molécules dont elle est formée [...] 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9canique%20statistique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- statistical mechanics
1, record 2, English, statistical%20mechanics
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Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of physics where one derives the properties of matter in bulk from a knowledge of the behavior of its constituent parts. 2, record 2, English, - statistical%20mechanics
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Statistical mechanics treats the detailed state of a system (its quantum state or, in classical models, its position in phase space) as unknown and subject to statistical uncertainties; entropy is a measure of this uncertainty. Statistical mechanics describes the distribution of states in an equilibrium system at a given temperature. 3, record 2, English, - statistical%20mechanics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mécanique statistique
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canique%20statistique
correct, feminine noun
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Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il a [...] fallu élaborer des méthodes pour l'étude des systèmes à un très grand nombre de degrés de liberté formés d'éléments semblables (les molécules) pour lesquels on n'a pas connaissance de conditions initiales précises. Ces méthodes, qui font intervenir des hypothèses statistiques, constituent la mécanique statistique. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9canique%20statistique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La mécanique statistique cherche à comprendre les propriétés de la matière à l'échelle macroscopique (celle de notre univers quotidien), en partant d'une description microscopique (atomes, molécules, ...). En cela, elle se distingue de la thermodynamique classique [...]. 3, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9canique%20statistique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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