8.08 Statistical Physics II, Spring 2003
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Author(s)
Wen, Xiao-Gang
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Statistical Physics II
Date Issued
June 2003
Abstract
Probability distributions for classical and quantum systems. Microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical partition-functions and associated thermodynamic potentials. Conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium for homogenous and heterogenous systems. Applications: non-interacting Bose and Fermi gases; mean field theories for real gases, binary mixtures, magnetic systems, polymer solutions; phase and reaction equilibria, critical phenomena. Fluctuations, correlation functions and susceptibilities, and Kubo formulae. Evolution of distribution functions: Boltzmann and Smoluchowski equations.
Subjects
Probability distributions
quantum systems
Microcanonical
canonical
grand canonical partition-functions
thermodynamic potentials
Conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium for homogenous and heterogenous systems
non-interacting Bose and Fermi gases
mean field theories for real gases
binary mixtures
magnetic systems
polymer solutions
phase and reaction equilibria
critical phenomena
Fluctuations
Kubo formulae
Evolution of distribution functions
Boltzmann and Smoluchowski equations
correlation functions
susceptibilities
Statistical physics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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