Thermodynamics of radiation modes
- 1. Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, PO Box 55 534, Mexico, D F, 09340 (Mexico)
Description
We study the equilibrium thermodynamics of the electromagnetic radiation in a cavity of a given volume and temperature. We found three levels of description, the thermodynamics of one mode, the thermodynamics of the distribution of frequencies in a band by summing over the frequencies in it and the global thermodynamics by summing over all the frequencies. One equation relating frequency and volume is used to define the thermodynamics of one mode, and to explain the mystery of the frequency-dependent quantities having a similar behaviour to the non-frequency-dependent quantities for some thermodynamic equations and different behaviour for others. Besides, this frequency-volume relation is used to count the number of modes in a band of frequency.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/31/2/017Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0143-0807/31/2/017;
- PII
- S0143-0807(10)42184-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 393-400
- ISSN
- 0143-0807
- CODEN
- EJPHD4
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41047574
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS
- Descriptors DEC
- RADIATIONS