Callen H.B - Thermodynamics And An Introduction To Thermostatistics · Problem 5.4-3

THE EXTREMUM PRINCIPLE IN THE LEGENDRE TRANSFORMED REPRESENTATIONS

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · massieu-function-van-der-waals

Problem

Find the fundamental equation of the ideal van der Waals fluid in the representation

S[1/T]

. Show that

S[1/T]

is equal to

-F/T

(recall that

F

was computed in Problem 5.3-2).