PHYS 410 - Statistical Mechanics

FC NSMA QFR

4 credits
Thermodynamics, classical and quantal statistical mechanics, entropy, temperature, chemical potential, and ensembles. Applications include magnetism, phase transitions, heat capacities of gases and solids, thermal radiation, ideal fermion, and boson gases.

Prerequisites: MATH 231 and (CHEM 339 or PHYS 312).