PHY452H1S
Statistical Mechanics
Official description
Classical and quantum statistical mechanics of noninteracting systems; the statistical basis of thermodynamics; ensembles, partition function; thermodynamic equilibrium; stability and fluctuations; formulation of quantum statistics; theory of simple gases; ideal Bose and Fermi systems.
- Prerequisite
- PHY252H1, PHY356H1
- Co-requisite
- n.a.
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Breadth requirement
- BR=5
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
Additional information
1. Review on Thermodynamics
2. Phase space and Louville's Theorem, Large N limit
3. Micro-Canonical Ensemble
4. Canonical and Grand-Canonical Ensemble
5. Breakdown of Classical Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Effects
6. Quantum Statistical Mechanics
7. Ideal Quantum Gas - Fermions and Bosons
- course title
- PHY452H1S
- session
- winter
- year of study
- 4th year
- time and location
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24L: LEC0101, LEC2001: T3-5 12T: TUT0101: R3-4 Students/TAs: Room information available on ACORN (https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) Instructors: Room information available in the LSM Portal (https://lsm.utoronto.ca/lsm_portal)
- instructor
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