Statistical Mechanics

5 credits

Course, Bachelor's level, 1FA140

Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed

Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed For exchange students

About the course

The course discusses how probability theory can be used to derive relations between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of matter. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions with applications on crystals and gases. Quantum statistics, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, Bose-Einstein condensation. The basic theory for electrons in a metal. Transport phenomena.

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