Statistical Mechanics

1 Course Unit

Introduction to the canonical structure and formulation of modern statistical mechanics. The thermodynamic limit. Entropic and depletion forces. Gas and liquid theory. Phase transitions and critical phenomena. The virial expansion. Quantum statistics. Path integrals, the Fokker- Planck equation and stochastic processes. Fall Prerequisite: PHYS 4401 AND PHYS 5531 1 Course Unit