Physics 602 - Statistical Physics

Fall
2024
01
3.00
Romain Vasseur

M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM

UMass Amherst
33426
Hasbrouck Lab Add room 104A
rvasseur@umass.edu
Survey of thermodynamics. Boltzmann distribution, statistical interpretation of thermodynamics, Gibbsian ensembles and the method of Darwin, Fowler; quantum distributions and their applications, transport phenomena. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 424, 601, 606 (the latter may be taken concurrently).
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.