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Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States8.333
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2013English
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Statistical Mechanics is a probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of large numbers of degrees of freedom. In this two-semester course, basic principles are examined. Topics include: Thermodynamics, probability theory, kinetic theory, classical statistical mechanics, interacting systems, quantum statistical mechanics, and identical particles.

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