SE 316. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
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1. Review of Thermodynamics 03
2. Basic Principles and Applications of Statistical Mechanics 12
3. Ideal Quantum Gases 06
4. Interacting Systems 06
5. Theories of Phase Transitions 06
6. Computer Simulations 03
7. Elementary Concepts of Non-equilibrium Stat. Mechanics 04

Text Books :

D. Chowdhury and D. Stauffer, Principles of Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics (Wiley-VCH, 2000).
T. Guenault, Statistical Physics (Chapman and Hall, 1995)
K. Huang, Statistical Mechanics (John Wiley 1963)
F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics (McGraw Hill 1965)
H.S. Robertson, Statistical Thermophysics (Prentice-Hall, 1993).

References

D.J. Amit and V, Verbin, Statistical Physics: An Introductory Course (World Scientific 1999).
D. Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics (Oxford University Press, 1987).
R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1966).
Concerned Department: Physics

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