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PHYS416
— Fall 2022
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):
DURBIN, STEPHEN M.
Email:
durbin@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2022
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity | Sethna, James | 2nd | 978-0198865254 | Oxford University Press | Optional | |
| Statistical and Thermal Physics with Computer Applications | Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik | 978-0691137445 | Princeton University Press | Required |
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