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Date |
Subject |
Halley Pages |
Assignments |
| Jan 17 |
L01: Probability and statistics |
— |
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22 |
L02: Equilibrium statistical mechanics, Liouville's
theorem |
Ch 1: 7 – 16 |
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24 |
L03: Microcanonical distribution function |
Ch 1: 16 – 25 |
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29 |
L04: Quantum-mechanical density matrix |
Ch 2: 27 – 33 |
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| 31 |
L05: Microcanonical density matrix |
Ch 2: 33 – 35 |
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Feb 5 |
L06: Thermodynamics – entropy and potentials |
Ch 3: 37 – 42 |
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|
7 |
L07: Thermodynamics – other relations and
techniques |
Ch 3: 42 – 49 |
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12 |
L08: Semiclassical limit |
Ch 4: 51 – 56 |
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| 14 |
L09: Classical perfect gases |
Ch 5: 58 – 68 |
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19 |
L10: Quantum perfect gases |
Ch 5: 68 – 74 |
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|
21 |
L11: Quantum perfect gases at low temperatures |
Ch 5: 74 – 83 |
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|
26 |
L12: Imperfect gases – classical virial
expansion |
Ch 6: 85 – 95 |
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| 28 |
L13: Imperfect gases – cluster expansion
I |
Ch 6: 95 – 101 |
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Mar 4 |
L14: Imperfect gases – cluster expansion
II |
Ch 6: 102 – 108 |
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|
6 |
L15: Imperfect gases – cluster expansion
III |
Ch 6: 108 – 115 |
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| |
* Spring Break * |
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| 18 |
L16: Imperfect gases – Gross-Pitaevskii-Bogoliubov
theory |
Ch 6: 115 – 124 |
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| 20 |
L17: Fluids I – n-particle
distribution functions |
Ch 7: 125 – 132 |
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|
25 |
L18: Fluids II |
Ch 7: 133 – 144 |
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|
27 |
L19: Quantum liquids and solids
I |
Ch 8: 145 – 153 |
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| Apr 1 |
L20: Quantum liquids and solids II |
Ch 8: 153 – 160 |
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|
3 |
L21: Monte Carlo simulations |
additional material |
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|
8 |
L22: Phase transitions I |
Ch 9: 161 – 167 |
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|
10 |
L23: Phase transitions II |
Ch 9: 168 – 177 |
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|
15 |
L24: Phase transitions III |
Ch 9: 177 – 189 |
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| 17 |
L25: Hydrodynamics |
Ch 10: 195 – 199 |
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22 |
L26: Fluctuation-dissipation relations
I |
Ch 10: 199 – 206 |
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|
24 |
L27: Fluctuation-dissipation relations
II |
Ch 10: 206 – 215 |
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|
29 |
L28: |
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May 1 |
L29: |
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May 5 |
Monday, 8:00 a.m., Final Exam |
