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Rotational Raman spectrum of a diatomic molecule. (Image by Prof. Thomas Greytak.)
Prof. Young Lee
8.044
Spring 2008
Undergraduate
This course offers an introduction to probability, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a wide variety of physical phenomena such as magnetism, polyatomic gases, thermal radiation, electrons in solids, and noise in electronic devices.
Lee, Young. 8.044 Statistical Physics I, Spring 2008. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-044-statistical-physics-i-spring-2008 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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