PHYS 4407
Statistical Physics
Equilibrium statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics. Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics are derived, and applied in appropriate physical situations. Fluctuations. Kinetics and transport processes, including the Boltzmann transport equation and some of its applications.
Topics
- Boltzmann transport equation and some of its applications
Course catalogue
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3402 , PHYS 2602 or PHYS 3601, PHYS 3701 or PHYS 3602, PHYS 4707 (may be taken concurrently); or permission of the Department. Lectures three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027