| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FIZ 612 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecturing |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Kadir GÖKŞEN |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Learning the basics of statistical physics which is one of the main branches of modern physics at graduate level |
| Course Content | Thermodynamic potentials, Entropy and microhall number, Statistical explanation of entropy,Group theorem and microcanonic group,Canonic group,Applications of Boltzman statistics,Quantum systems in Boltzman statistics, Macrocanonical group,Statistical mean values,Ideal Bose gas,Ideal Fermi gas,Applications of relativistic Bose and Fermi gases,Applications of relativistic Bose and Fermi gases,Real gases and phase transition,Classification of phase transitions |
| Learning Outcomes |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Thermodynamic potentials | |
| 2. Week | Entropy and microhall number | |
| 3. Week | Statistical explanation of entropy | |
| 4. Week | Group theorem | |
| 5. Week | Microcanonic group, Canonic group | |
| 6. Week | Applications of Boltzman statistics | |
| 7. Week | Quantum systems in Boltzman statistics, Macrocanonical group | |
| 8. Week | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9. Week | Statistical mean values | |
| 10. Week | Ideal Bose gas | |
| 11. Week | Ideal Fermi gas | |
| 12. Week | Applications of relativistic Bose and Fermi gases | |
| 13. Week | Applications of relativistic Bose and Fermi gases | |
| 14. Week | Real gases and phase transition |
| • K. Huang, Statistical Mechanics, Wiley, N.Y., 1987. • Münster, Statistical Thermodynamics, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1969. • F. Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, McGraw-Hill, N.Y., 1965. • L. Kadanoff, Statistical Physics: Statics, ;Dynamics and Renormalization, World Scientific • Publishing Company, 2000. |
