Statistical Mechanics (WS 2007/2008)
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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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| 23.10. | Overview: States of a model system, law of large numbers  Lecture 1.pdf (3.93 MB)
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| 30.10. | Entropy, Temperature, the most probable state, fundamental laws of Thermodynamics. Lecture2.pdf (3.19 MB)
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