PHY 5060 Statistical Mechanics

This course provides a rigorous treatment of both classical and quantum statistical mechanics following PHY 2040 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics. Topics include: Fundamentals of statistical mechanics, theory of ensembles, quantum statistics, imperfect gases, and cooperative phenomena. Prerequisite: Same as those for PHY 3050.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

PHY 2021,PHY 2030,PHY 2040