PHYS 8520 - Statistical Mechanics

(3) Microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical ensembles, ideal gases, weakly-interacting systems, quantum statistics, applications to polyatomic gases, phonons and black body radiation. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits PREREQUISITE(S): Completion of at least 24 hours, including PADM 7600 and PADM 7601, or permission of graduate coordinator.