5.72 Statistical Mechanics, Spring 2008

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Cao, Jianshu
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Statistical Mechanics
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Abstract
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.
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2008-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79705
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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5.72-Spring2008
local: 5.72
local: IMSCP-MD5-eb0f5f98058a03bdb969dffc59b19874
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
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