2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 309 - Statistical Mechanics

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Examines statistical mechanics with applications to physical systems. Topics include ensemble theory, the statistical basis of thermodynamics, quantum statistics, the virial expansion of a classical gas, ideal Bose and Fermi systems, the renormalization group, and fluctuations.

Instructor: Staff

When Offered: Offered every fall

Faculty: TBA