PH3008 - Statistical Mechanics and Transport
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Equilibrium statistical mechanics/ensemble theory. Classical and Quantum Statistics. Applications eg ideal gases, heat capacity, magnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, Fermi-Dirac gases. If time permits, introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and transport theory.
Learning Outcomes
- solve mathematical, analytical, and numerical problems associated with Classical and Quantum Statistics, equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, and transport theory;
- investigate the connection between the behaviours observed in the physical world and the mathematical and physical concepts behind them;
- explain how approximation and limiting cases can aid in solving analytically intractable problems in an analytical and numerical manner;
- employ numerical/simulation/computational techniques to model statistical physics processes in real systems.
| Prerequisites: | PH2019 AND PH2002 AND MA2000 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PH2008 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, , Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); project, hand-in problems (10%); labs (20%). |
| Cairns, , Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); project, hand-in problems (10%); labs (20%). |
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