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PHYS416
— Fall 2014
PHYS416: Thermal and Statistical Physics (Honors) (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Class 4, cr. 4
Prerequisites:
Admission by special permission
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Description:
Thermal equililbrium, first, second and third laws of thermodynamics. Entropy. Statistical concepts
of thermal physics. Microcanonical and canonical ensembles. Classical and quantum ideal gases.
Chemical reactions, phase equilibria and critical phenomena.
Instructor(s):
Khlebnikov, Sergei
Email:
skhleb@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2014
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical Physics (Part 1) | L.D. Landau & E.M. Lifshitz | 3rd; (January 15, 1980) | 978-0750633727 | Butterworth & Heinemann | Required | |
| REQUIRED: Statistical Thermodynamics | Erwin Schrodinger | (1989) | 978-0486661018 | Dover Publications | Required |
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