PHYS 530B Statistical Methods

PHYS 530. STATISTICAL MECHANICS (Credit, 3 hours). Laws of thermodynamics and applications; kinetic theory; Boltzman transport equation and Boltzman H theorem; principles of statistical mechanics, statistical origin of thermodynamic quantities; canonical and grand canonical ensembles; quantum statistical mechanics; the ideal Fermi gas, and the ideal Bose-Einstein gas. (Prerequisite: PHYS 500)