Statistical Mechanics
PHYSICS 262
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as APPHY 284
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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 Applied Physics 284. 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
Physics
Course Component
Lecture
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
