PHY 252H1
Thermal Physics
The quantum statistical basis of macroscopic systems; definition of entropy in terms of the number of accessible states of a many particle system leading to simple expressions for absolute temperature, the canonical distribution, and the laws of thermodynamics. Specific effects of quantum statistics at high densities and low temperatures.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite: PHY131H1 / PHY151H1 , PHY132H1 / PHY152H1 , ( MAT130H1 / MAT135H1 , MAT136H1 )/ ( MAT148H1 , MAT149H1 )/ MAT137Y1 / ( MAT158H1 , MAT159H1 )/ MAT157Y1; Prerequisite:; Corequisite: MAT235H1 / MAT235Y1 / MAT237Y1 / MAT257Y1; Corequisite:
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027