PHYS 525 Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

General prinicples of classical thermodynamics. Equilibrium conditions. Formal structure. Maxwell relations. Stability of thermodynamic systems. Classical thermodynamics and phenomenological description of first-order transitions and critical phenomena. Introduction to statistical physics principles, microcanonical and canonical distributions. Kinetic theory.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

PHYS 425, PHYS 525, APN 525

Prerequisite

MATH 222 and either PHYS 406 or PHYS 506 and graduate standing