Inhalt:

  • equilibrium ensembles
  • thermodynamics: thermodynamic potentials, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles
  • ideal quantum gases
  • phase transitions
  • interacting systems
  • introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics

 

Literatur

 

  • R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth Heinemann 1996)
  • F. Schwabl, Statistical Mechanics (2n ed., Springer 2006)
  • F. Reif, Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics (McGraw-Hill 1965)
  • W. Nolting, Grundkurs theoretische Physik 6: Statistische Physik (Springer 2005)

Link to online lectures: 

https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/8623847596?pwd=Wm1WZEo1TTBoYVVBejR5UnNsMnRHZz09

First lecture of the semester: Tuesday, April 13, 10:00-12:00

Contact Info:

Instructor:

Professor Cecilia Clementi <cecilia.clementi@fu-berlin.de>

Tutors and tutorials:

Amir Abbasi <amir.abbasi@fu-berlin.de> 

Tuesday 12:00-14:00

Link https://fu-berlin.webex.com/meet/amir.abbasi 

 

Nick Charron <nickc@zedat.fu-berlin.de> 

Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71219767041?pwd=UWt6SGVNM1dSN28wc1NIcWcycTBPUT09

 

Laura Lavacchi <lauraluna@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Friday 10:00-12:00

Link: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/meet/laural

 

Exam date: Friday, July 16, 8:00-10:00 

Repeat exam date: Thursday, October 14, 8:00-10:00