ASTR 104Thermal Astrophysics
Thermal physics developed from kinetics with an emphasis on astrophysical applications. Topics include kinetics, phase space and distribution, moment quantities, entropy, collisions and Boltzmann equation; H-theorem, fluid equations, and applications to radiation; canonical, microcanonical and grand canonical ensembles; distributions and relations to thermodynamic quantities, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, statistical mechanics with gravity, and applications to compact objects.
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Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 4 · Fall (1 program).
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- Astronomy and Astrophysics