{"id":36,"date":"2022-05-23T13:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2022-05-23T14:44:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:44:33","slug":"phy475-statistical-physics-spring-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/phy475-statistical-physics-spring-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"PHY475: Statistical Physics, Spring 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Instructor:&nbsp;Miron Kaufman<br>OFFICE: SI-116, Email:<a href=\"mailto:m.kaufman@csuohio.edu\">m.kaufman@csuohio.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Class meets on: M and W 4:00-5:50PM in SI-147.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisites: PHY330 and PHY474.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Textbook: Callen: Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics; Kaufman Statistical Physics Computational Projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommended Books: Schroeder An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Espinola Introduction to Thermophysics, Zemansky and Dittman Heat and Thermodynamics; Morse Thermal Physics; Reif Statistical and Thermal Physics, Huang Statistical Mechanics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tentative Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Week#1,2 Review of Thermodynamics Ch.12<\/li><li>Week#3,4 Microcanonical Ensemble; Application:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aip.org\/history\/einstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Einstein <\/a>&nbsp;Crystal; Paramagnet (Two States) Model, Polymer Model Ch.15<\/li><li>Week#5,6,7,8 Canonical Ensemble; Applications: Ideal Gas; Classical,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aip.org\/history\/einstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Einstein <\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Debye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debye <\/a>&nbsp;Crystals; Paramagnet (Two States) Model; Blackbody Radiation Ch.16<\/li><li>Week#9 Grand-Canonical Ensemble; Application: Ideal Gas Ch.17<\/li><li>Week#10,11 Quantum Statistics:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/physics\/laureates\/1938\/fermi-bio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fermi <\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/physics\/laureates\/1933\/dirac-bio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dirac <\/a>&nbsp;statistics Application: free electron model of metals.<\/li><li>Week#12,13 Quantum Statistics:<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satyendra_Nath_Bose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bose <\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/physics\/laureates\/1921\/einstein-bio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Einstein <\/a>&nbsp;Distribution Ch.18<\/li><li>Week#14 Phase Transitions:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bose-Einstein_condensate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bose <\/a>&nbsp;Condensation.<\/li><li>Week#15 Phase Transitions:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradley.edu\/academic\/departments\/physics\/why\/ising.dot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ising <\/a>&nbsp;Model of Ferromagnetism Ch.20<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No class: M January 16, M February 20, M March 13, W March 15.<\/li><li>Last day to withdraw from the course: F, March 31.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exams Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exam #1 M, March 20<\/li><li>Exam #2 M, May 8<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The final grade is a weighted average of:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exam #1 30%<\/li><li>Exam #2 40%<\/li><li>Homework, Quizzes 10%<\/li><li>Computer Project 20%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the course is a project in the computer lab of the Physics Department SI-117A. We will work nontrivial problems in Statistical Physics by using MathCAD on the following dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>W, January 25:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/05\/Statphylab1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer lab #1<\/a>: Tutorial, Gamma Function, and the Stirling Approximation<\/li><li>W, February 8:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/05\/Statphylab2b-1.pdf\">Computer lab #2b<\/a>: Two-State Model, Negative Temperatures, and the Schottky Hump<br><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/05\/Statphylab2a-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer lab #2a<\/a>: Magnetic Cooling<\/li><li>W, February 22:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/05\/Statphylab3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer lab #3<\/a>: Einstein and Debye Solids<\/li><li>W, March 9:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/mkaufman\/kaufman\/Statphylab4.PDF\"><\/a>Computer lab #4: Blackbody Radiation<\/li><li>W, March 23:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/mkaufman\/kaufman\/Statphylab5.PDF\"><\/a>Computer lab #5: Electron Gas<\/li><li>W, April 6:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/mkaufman\/kaufman\/Statphylab6.PDF\"><\/a>Computer lab #6: Bose-Einstein Gas<\/li><li>W, April 20<br><a href=\"http:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/mkaufman\/kaufman\/Statphylab7.PDF\"><\/a>Computer lab #7: Ising Model<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/phy475-statistical-physics-spring-2017\/homework\/\">HOMEWORK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructor:&nbsp;Miron KaufmanOFFICE: SI-116, Email:m.kaufman@csuohio.edu Class meets on: M and W 4:00-5:50PM in SI-147. Prerequisites: PHY330 and PHY474. Textbook: Callen: Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics; Kaufman Statistical Physics Computational Projects Recommended Books: Schroeder An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Espinola Introduction to Thermophysics, Zemansky and Dittman Heat and Thermodynamics; Morse Thermal Physics; Reif Statistical and Thermal&mldr;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/kaufman-miron\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}