PHYS 5310. STATISTICAL MECHANICS. 3 Hours.
PHYS 5310 delves into the theoretical foundations of statistical mechanics, focusing on the statistical description of systems composed of a large number of particles. Key topics typically include:
Ensemble Theory: Microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles.
Classical and Quantum Statistics: Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac distributions.
Partition Functions: Calculation and applications to thermodynamic quantities.
Applications: Ideal gases, blackbody radiation, and phase transitions.
This course also covers Fundamental principles of statistical mechanics, Liouville theorem, entropy, Fermi-Dirac distribution, Bose-Einstein distribution, Einstein condensation, density matrix, quantum statistical mechanics, kinetic methods, and transport theory.