PHY 431 - Statistical Physics

Institution:

Alabama A & M University

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Description:

- 3 hrs. A fundamental course to describe macroscopic systems from microscopic point of view. Topics to be covered include characteristic features of macroscopic systems, concepts of probability, postulates of the statistical theory, fundamental concepts of entropy, of absolute temperature, and of the canonical distribution; relations between microscopic theory and macroscopic measurements; applications of statistical physics: equipartition theorem of solids, Gibbs free energy, phase equilibrium, and kinetic theory of transport process. applications to diatomic molecules, magnetization. Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics. Prerequisites: PHY 105, PHY 106, PHY 341 ( Offered as needed)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aamu.edu/

Phone Number:

(256) 372-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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