PHYS V4100 Statistical Mechanics

Probability theory, ensembles, approach to equilibrium, quantum and classical ideal and non-ideal gases, cooperative phenomena, density matrices, averages and fluctuations, and other selected topics, such as the time-temperature Green's functions, non-zero temperature variational and perturbation methods.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

PHYS V2500.

Contact Hours

3 hr./wk., plus conf.