Introduction to Astrophysics: Hydrostatic Equilibrium

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Introduces real fluids, isothermal curves, liquefaction, and saturation pressure.

Explores specific heat at constant pressure, enthalpy, ideal gases, adiabatic exponent, and solid-specific heat.

Introduces the kinetic theory of gases and the ideal gas law.

Covers the ideal gas model, assumptions, ideal gas law, Avogadro's number, and macroscopic gas effects.

Explains the quantification of temperature changes and heat exchange in gases, focusing on specific heat capacity at constant volume.

Covers heat capacity, degrees of freedom, and their implications in thermodynamics.

Covers Maxwell's gas theory, focusing on ideal gas behavior and Earth's formation temperature analysis.

Explores entropy, state functions, reversible processes, and the Carnot cycle in thermodynamics.

Introduces special relativity, covering time dilation, mass-energy equivalence, and thermodynamics, including ideal gas laws and phase transitions.