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    Phys 603:Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    (3Cr.Hrs/ 6 ECTS)

    Instructional Objective

    1. The course is to understand the basics of thermodynamics and Statistical systems

    2. Understand the various laws of thermodynamics.

    3. Acquire the knowledge of various statistical distributions.

    4. To comprehend the concepts of enthalpy, phase transitions and thermodynamic functions.

    UNIT I: BASIC ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS

    Foundations of statistical mechanics-Bridging microscopic and macroscopic behavior -Contact between


    statistics and thermodynamics- Free energy-Partition function of an ideal monatomic gas -Partition
    function of a diatomic molecule- Classical ideal gas- Entropy of mixing and Gibb’s paradox-Sackur –
    Tetrod equation-The semi-classical perfect gas- Specific heat of solids -Saha’s ionization formula.

    UNIT II: THEORY OF ENSEMBLES

     Ensembles- Microcannonical ensemble-Phase space- Trajectories and density of states-


    Liouville’s theoremCanonical ensemble -Thermodynamic properties of the canonical ensemble-
    Evaluation of the total partition
     function-Partition function in the presence of interactions-Fluctuation of the assembly energy in
    a canonical
     ensemble- Grand canonical ensemble- The grand partition function and its evaluation-
    Fluctuations in the
     number of systems-The chemical potentials in the equilibrium state.

    UNIT III: STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND APPLICATIONS

    Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution- Determination of undetermined multipliers β α-equipartition of


    energyBose-Einstein statistics-Bose-Einstein condensation-Fermi-Dirac statistics- The electron gas-White
    dwarfs and their limiting mass, statistical ( Thomas - Fermi) model of atom-Comparison of the 3
    statistics.

    UNIT IV: LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS AND THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES

    Ideal gases: Equation of state- Internal energy- Specific heats -Entropy- isothermal and adiabatic
    processesCompressibility and expansion coefficient-.Real gases: Deviation from the ideal gas equation-
    Zeroth and first law of thermodynamics-Reversible and irreversible processes- Carnot theorem- Second
    law of thermodynamicsClausius inequality- Entropy changes in reversible and irreversible processes-
    Temperature-entropy diagramsUnavailable energy-Thermal death of the universe.
    UNIT V: THERMODYNAMIC POTENTIALS AND PHASE

    TRANSITIONS

    Thermodynamic potentials: Enthalpy- Gibbs and Helmholtz functions- Maxwell relations and their
    applicationsMagnetic work- Magnetic cooling by adiabatic demagnetization-Approach to absolute zero-
    Change of phase- Equilibrium between a liquid and its vapour- Clausius-clapeyron- Phase transitions-
    Landau theory of phase transition-Equilibrium between phases-Pomeranchuk cooling.

    TEXTBOOKS

    • Pathria R.K., Statistical Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2000

    • F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Wave Land Price

    References

    • K. Huang, Statistical Physics, 2nd edition, John Wiley’s and Sons.

    • R. K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics, 2nd edition, Butterworth Heinemann.

    • F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Wave Land Price

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