| CODE | PHY3140 | ||||||
| TITLE | Statistical Mechanics | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physics | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Prerequisite PHY2120 Introduction to statistical mechanics: Relation to thermodynamics and kinetic theory Quantum statistical principles and classical limit: Assemblies of particles; microstates and macrostates; Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac and Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics; statistical interpretation of entropy; distribution functions and partition functions Applications: The monatomic ideal gas; the quantised linear oscillator and diatomic gas; heat capacity of a solid; blackbody radiation (photon gas); electron gas; paramagnetic solid Recommended Texts: F W Sears and G L Salinger, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics, Addison-Wesley |
||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||
| LECTURER/S | Alfred Micallef |
||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||