Physics 715 Spring 2025 Reference Page
Statistical Mechanics
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| Typically Offered | Spring |
|---|---|
| Students | Graduate, advanced |
| Credits | 3.00 |
Statistical foundations, Liouville's theorem, ensembles, classical and quantum distribution functions, entropy and temperature, connection with thermodynamics, partition functions, quantum gases, non-ideal gases, phase transitions and critical phenomena, non-equilibrium problems, Boltzmann equation and the H-theorem, transport properties, connections with quantum field theory, applications of statistical mechanics to selected problems.
Prerequisites: Graduate/professional standing
Lecture
| Sec | Instructor | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Alex Levchenko | MWF 08:50 am - 09:40 am | 2223 Chamberlin |
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