Statistical Mechanics
APPHY 284
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as PHYSICS 262
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Description
Basic principles of statistical physics with applications including: the equilibrium properties of classical and quantum gases; phase diagrams, phase transitions and critical points, as illustrated by the gas-liquid transition and simple magnetic models; Bose-Einstein condensation.
Course Notes
Also offered as Physics 262. Either course can be used to satisfy the statistical mechanics requirement in the Physics PhD program or the Applied Physics model PhD program.
Recommended Prep
Physics 143a and Physics 181 or Engineering Sciences 181.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Applied Physics
Course Component
Lecture
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
