Simple Averages 4. Heat Capacity(from Lecture 6)

• Example of a “2nd derivative” property

• Expressible in terms of fluctuations of the energy

• Other 2nd-derivative or “fluctuation” properties

  • isothermal compressibility

Note: difference between two O(N2) quantities to give a quantity of O(N)

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