8.333 Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles, Fall 2007
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Kardar, Mehran
Alternative Title
Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles
Date Issued
December 2007
Abstract
Statistical Mechanics is a probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of large numbers of degrees of freedom. In this two-semester course, basic principles are examined. Topics include: thermodynamics, probability theory, kinetic theory, classical statistical mechanics, interacting systems, quantum statistical mechanics, and identical particles.
Subjects
Thermodynamics
entropy. mehanics
microcanonical distributions
canonical distributions
grand canonical distributions; lattice vibrations
ideal gas
photon gas.
quantum statistical mechanics; Fermi systems
Bose systems
cluster expansions
van der Waal's gas
mean-field theory.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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