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Thermodynamics: Thermal equilibrium, the laws of thermodynamics; temperature, energy, entropy, and other functions of state. (4 Lectures)
Probability Theory: Probability densities, cumulants and correlations; central limit theorem; laws of large numbers. (2.5 Lectures)
Kinetic Theory: Phase space densities; Liouville's theorem, BBGKY hierarchy, the Boltzmann equation; transport phenomena. (4.5 Lectures)
Classical Statistical Mechanics: Postulates; microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; non-interacting examples. (3 Lectures)
Interacting Systems: Virial and cluster expansions; van der Waals theory; liquid-vapor condensation. (4 Lectures)
Quantum Statistical Mechanics: Quantization effects in molecular gases; phonons, photons; density matrix formulation. (3 Lectures)
Identical Particles: Degenerate quantum gases; Fermi liquids; Bose condensation; superfluidity. (5 Lectures)
Statistical Mechanics is a probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of large numbers of degrees of freedom. In this two-semester course, basic principles are examined. Topics include: Thermodynamics, probability theory, kinetic theory, classical statistical mechanics, interacting systems, quantum statistical mechanics, and identical particles.
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