Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS416
— Fall 2023
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):
BANERJEE, ARNAB
Email:
arnabb@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2023
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical and Thermal Physics | Harvey Gould,Jan Tobochnik | 56946th | 9780691137445 | Princeton University Press | Required | |
| Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity | James Sethna | 9780198865254 | Oxford University Press, USA | Optional |
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