1: The Properties of Matter in Bulk
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- 1.4: Phase Diagrams
- Statistical mechanics applies to all sorts of materials: fluids, crystals, magnets, metals, polymers, starstuff, even light. I want to show you some of the enormous variety of behaviors exhibited by matter in bulk, and that can (at least in principle) be explained through statistical mechanics.