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Statistical Physics A (basic)

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Course ID:	1102-4AF11
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.203 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0533) Physics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Statistical Physics A (basic)
Name in Polish:	Fizyka statystyczna A
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:	APBM, 2nd level; elective courses on physics Astronomy (2nd level); 1st year courses Physics (2nd cycle); courses from list "Statistical Physics"
Course homepage:	http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~byczuk/
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	Introduction to basic principles in statistical description of many-body systems and presentation of microscopic origins of thermodynamical concepts.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Introduction to basic principles in statistical description of many-body systems and presentation of microscopic origins of thermodynamical concepts. Three ensembles for equilibrium systems. Microscopic origin of work, heat, temperature, entropy, pressure, etc. Application to classical and quantum ideal gases.
Full description:	I. Basic principles of statistical mechanics 1. Needs for statistical description 2. Elements of probability theory 3. Important example: Maxwell distribution 4. Ensembles in classical statistics 5. Ensembles in quantum statistics II. Equilibrium ensembles 1. Concept of equilibrium 2. Micro-canonical ensemble 3. Important example: Classical ideal gas 4. Entropy 5. Temperature and pressure 6. Thermodynamic properties of classical ideal gas 7. Canonical ensemble 8. Grant canonical ensemble III. Origin of thermodynamics 1. Thermodynamic potentials 2. Derivation of thermodynamic quantities IV. Ideal quantum gases 1. The grand potential and distribution functions 2. Nearly degenerate Fermi gas 3. Bose-Einstein condensation 4. Phonons and specific heat of solids 5. Black body radiation
Bibliography:	K. Huang, Statistical mechanics. F. Schwabl, Statistical mechanics R.H. Swendsen, An introduction to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics F. Mandl, Statistical physics H.B. Callen, Thermodynamics
Learning outcomes:	Student understands the statistical description of many-body systems, knows relationships between phenomenological quantities and their microscopic definitions, can solve selected problems of classical and quantum ideal gases.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	written mid-term exam written final exam oral final exam
Practical placement:	none

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU CW W TH CW FR WYK
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 100 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 100 places more information
Coordinators:	Marcin Napiórkowski
Group instructors:	Rafał Błaszkiewicz, Marcin Napiórkowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU CW W TH CW FR WYK
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 100 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 100 places more information
Coordinators:	Marcin Napiórkowski
Group instructors:	(unknown)
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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