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MIT 8.333 Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles, Fall 2013
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View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-333F13 Instructor: Mehran Kardar Statistical Mechanics is a probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of large numbers of degrees of freedom. In this two-semester course, basic principles are examined. Topics include: Thermodynamics, probability theory, kinetic theory, classical statistical mechanics, interacting systems, quantum statistical mechanics, and identical particles. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
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thermodynamics, entropy, mehanics, microcanonical distributions, canonical distributions, grand canonical distributions, lattice vibrations, ideal gas, photon gas, quantum statistical mechanics, Fermi systems, Bose systems, cluster expansions, van der Waal's gas, mean-field theory, Probability and Statistics, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics
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