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Thermodynamics: A complete undergraduate course

Andrew M. Steane

Chapter 26

Self-gravitation and negative heat capacity - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

00:12

Problem 1

A rigid object having negative heat capacity and positive temperature $T$ is placed inside a cavity whose walls are maintained at positive temperature $T_{\mathrm{R}}$. Explain what happens when $T>T_{\mathrm{R}}$ and when $T<T_{\mathrm{R}}$. Modelling the object as a rigid box containing a self-gravitating gas which initially only fills part of the box, explain what prevents $T$ from either reaching absolute zero or increasing indefinitely.

Zachary Warner
Zachary Warner
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04:43

Problem 2

Estimate the heat capacity of the Sun (including the sign!)

Guilherme Barros
Guilherme Barros
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00:53

Problem 3

Estimate the number of moles of argon gas at STP that would be required for the gas to be gravitationally unstable.

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Lottie Adams
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01:00

Problem 4

Find the mass of a black hole whose temperature is equal to that of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
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09:22

Problem 5

Show that the total power in the Hawking radiation from a Schwarzschild black hole of mass $M$ is
$$
P=\frac{\hbar c^6}{15360 \pi G^2 M^2}
$$.

Constance Wall
Constance Wall
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