PHY (0156) 613 - Statistical Mechanics

Credits: 3

Review of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; Boltzmann equation, the H-theorem, general principles of statistical mechanics; phase space, Liouvilles theorem, micro canonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; Maxwell Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics; ideal quantum gases; application to magnetic phenomena, heat capacities, blackbody radiation; introduction to phase transitions.

Prerequisite 1: PHY 507