Statistical Mechanics (WS 2007/2008)
Inhalt / topics
- Review of thermodynamics and elementary statistical mechanics
- thermal radiation and Planck distribution
- Gibbs free energy and chemical reactions
- theory of phase transitions
- Bosonic and Fermionic statistics
- lattice gases
- Van der Waals Gas, virial expansion
- various statistical ensembles
Vorkenntnisse / previous knowledge
- classical mechanics
- thermodynamics
Studiennachweis / record of study
- Regelmäßige Teilnahme an Übung, plus erledigen der Übungsaufgaben
- regular participation during the exercise course, plus solving the exercises
Unterrichtssprache / language of instruction
Englisch / english
Zielgruppe / audience
- Diese Vorlesung richtet sich an die Teilnehmer des Masterstudienganges "Computational Science", aber auch interessierte Studenten der angeschlossenen Fachbereiche in anderen MS Programmen.
- The lecture is aimed at the participants of the master study course "computational science". Nevertheless students of other university departements are welcome too.
Angestrebte Zeiten / aimed appointment
- Lecture: Tu: 10:45 - 12:15 FIAS building 101
- Exercises: Tu: 12:30 - 14:00 FIAS building 200
Recommended literature
- Thermal Physics, Charles Kittel/Herbert Kroemer, Freeman, NY
Lecture
Date | Subject |
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16.10 | The big picture and Intro to Probability Probability_notes (113 KB).Lecture0.pdf (548 KB) |
23.10. | Overview: States of a model system, law of large numbers Lecture 1.pdf (3.93 MB) |
30.10. | Entropy, Temperature, the most probable state, fundamental laws of Thermodynamics. Lecture2.pdf (3.19 MB). |
06.11. | The Boltzmann Distribution, Partition function, and Helmholtz free energy
Lecture3.pdf (1.01 MB). |
13.11. | Pressure, differential relations |
20.11. | The ideal gas |
27.11. | Thermal Radiation and Planck distribution |
04.12. | Chemical Potential and Gibbs Distribution |
11.12. | Chemical Reactions |
08.01. | Bosons and Fermions |
15.01. | |
22.01. | |
29.01. | |
05.02. |
Tutorial
Date | Subject |
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16.10 | Problems sheet 1 (33 KB) |
23.10. | Exercises in class 1 (50 KB)
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30.10. | Problems sheet 2 (52 KB) |
06.11. | Problems sheet 3 (52 KB)
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13.11. | Problems sheet 4 (42 KB) |
20.11. | Problems sheet 5 (44 KB) |
27.11. | |
04.12. | |
11.12. | |
08.01. | |
15.01. | |
22.01. | |
29.01. | |
05.02. |