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Statistical Mechanics

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Typically OfferedSpring
StudentsGraduate, advanced
Credits3.00

Statistical foundations, Liouville's theorem, ensembles, classical and quantum distribution functions, entropy and temperature, connection with thermodynamics, partition functions, quantum gases, non-ideal gases, phase transitions and critical phenomena, non-equilibrium problems, Boltzmann equation and the H-theorem, transport properties, connections with quantum field theory, applications of statistical mechanics to selected problems.

Prerequisites: Graduate/professional standing

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SecInstructorTimePlace
001Jeffrey SchmidtMWF 09:55 am - 10:45 am2104 Chamberlin