Introduction to Statistical Physics

The course will last for four weeks.

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Week 1 :
1a Structure of the course, First law of thermodynamics and the Equipartition Theorem
1b Multiplicity, The Einstein Solid, Entropy
1c Temperature, Ideal Gases

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Week 2 :
2a Heat capacity, phase transitions, mechanically interacting ideal gases, chemical potential
2b Free energy, Thermodynamic potentials
2c Dilute system, Chemical equilibrium & Summary of Chap 1,2,3,5

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Week 3 :
3a The Boltzmann Distribution: introduction, the Two State Paramagnet, the Einstein solids &The Partition Function
3b Equipartition theorem, Ideal Gases and Composite systems
3c Quantum Statistics, Gibbs factor

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Week 4 :
4a Bosons-Fermions statistics, Fermi gas
4b Ising models and Hopfield memories
4c Applications: Blackbody radiation, Cold atomic gases;  Revision