Physics 602 - Statistical Physics

Fall
2026
01
3.00
Benjamin Davidovitch

TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM

UMass Amherst
16807
Hasbrouck Lab Add room 104B
bdavidov@physics.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.
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