Statistical and Thermal Physics 2nd Ed. Programs Documents

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Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Applications

Horse Mating Donkey

The primary reason for mating these species is the found in mules:

"Crossbreeding between a horse (Equus ferus caballus) and a donkey (Equus africanus asinus) results in a hybrid offspring. The most common hybrid is the mule, prized for its working ability but sterile due to an odd number of chromosomes (63)." Horse Mating Donkey

Assuming the mating is successful and the pregnancy goes to term, what is born is a remarkable animal. The primary reason for mating these species is

Contrary to popular belief, you cannot simply leave a stallion in a field with a jenny (female donkey) and expect success. The mating process requires management. The mating process requires management

Because 63 is an odd number, the chromosomes cannot pair up evenly during meiosis (the process of creating sperm and egg cells). As a result, the vast majority of these hybrids suffer from a meiotic block, rendering both male and female offspring completely sterile. While there have been exceptionally rare historical cases of fertile female mules, they are genetic anomalies. Caring for mules and hinnies | The Donkey Sanctuary

are less common and typically have the body of a donkey with the extremities of a horse. Quick Genetics Fact

Supplemental Documents (2)

List of program names in Statistical and Thermal Physics package

Correspondence of program names in Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan
Tobochnik, Princeton University Press (2010) and program descriptions in Java Simulations for
Statistical and Thermal Physics jar.

Download STP_Program_Names.pdf - 61kb Adobe PDF Document

Last Modified January 17, 2015

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STP First Edition Launcher Package

STP Launcher Package contains read-to-run computer models and curricular materials for the first edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

Download osp_stp_1st_Edition.jar - 4019kb Java Archive File

Released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license.

Last Modified August 26, 2020

Source Code Documents (2)

STP Python Source Code

A Python implementation of the STP programs to accompany the second edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

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Last Modified February 1, 2021

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STP Java Program Source Code

A Java implementation of the STP programs to accompany the second edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

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Last Modified August 26, 2020