PHYS 140BStatistical and Thermal Physics II
Applications of the theory of ideal quantum gases in condensed matter physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics; advanced thermodynamics, the third law, chemical equilibrium, low temperature physics; kinetic theory and transport in nonequilibrium systems; introduction to critical phenomena including mean field theory.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “PHYS 130B and 140A. Open to major codes PY26, PY28, PY29, PY32, PY33, PY34, and PY35 only.”
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