PH540 Statistical Mechanics ..... (0-3-0) w ..... 3Cr
Course Description:
Ensembles, partition functions and distributions, thermodynamic
potentials, quantum statistics, ideal and nonideal gases. Applications
may include classical and quantum liquids, phase transitions and critical
phenomena, correlation functions, linear response and transport theory,
or other topics.
Prerequisites: PH345 and
PH533 or permission of instructor.
Text (Winter, 2000):
- Statistical Mechanics, Pathria (ISBN 0-7506-2469-8)
Previous Text:
- Statistical Methods, Pathria