| Course Information |
| Course Code |
PHYS 4P41
|
| Course Title |
Statistical Physics II |
| Description |
Fundamental postulates, equilibrium statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics. Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics are derived and applied in appropriate physical situations of non-interacting and interacting particles; fluctuations; elementary treatment of transport theory. |
| Course Format |
Lectures, 3 hours per week; tutorial, 1 hour per week. |
| Prerequisite(s) |
PHYS 3P41, 3P70, MATH 3P08 and 3P09. |