5.72 Statistical Mechanics, Spring 2008
Author(s)
Cao, Jianshu
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Alternative title
Statistical Mechanics
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This course discusses the principles and methods of statistical mechanics. Topics covered include classical and quantum statistics, grand ensembles, fluctuations, molecular distribution functions, other concepts in equilibrium statistical mechanics, and topics in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of irreversible processes.
Date issued
2008-06Other identifiers
5.72-Spring2008
local: 5.72
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Keywords
statistical mechanics, quantum, statistics, atoms, materials, master equations, random walk, langevin, fokker, planck, probability theory, bloch-redfield, navier-stokes, hydrodynamic, scattering, projection operator, thermodynamics