BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION DIVISION FIRST SEMESTER 2013-2014 Course Handout (Part II) In addition

to Part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding the course. Course No.: PHY F312 Course Title: STATISTICAL MECHANICS Instructor-in-charge: TOBY JOSEPH Scope and objective of the course: The course will start with a review of thermodynamics. We will then introduce kinetic theory and work out some of its applications. A detailed study of statistical mechanics will follow. We will end with a discussion on statistical mechanics applied to quantum systems. The principal aims of the course are (a) Develop the methods of statistical mechanics (b) Connect the laws of thermodynamics to statistical laws operating at the microscopic level, (c) Calculate thermodynamic quantities from the microscopic parameters, (d) Apply statistical mechanics to understanding the properties of matter Text Book: (T) Statistical Mechanics (3rd edition), R. K. Patria, Elsevier Reference Books: (R1) Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics (3rd edition), Sears and Salinger, Narosa (R2) Statistical Physics, F. Reif, Tata McGraw Hill

3. Course Plan: Lecture Learning Objectives No. 1-12 Thermodynamics

13-18

19-24

Reference to Text/Ref. Book Thermal equilibrium; Temperature R1 Thermodynamic variables; Equations of state; Work and Heat; Laws of thermodynamics; Entropy; Various Thermodynamic potentials Kinetic Theory Derivation of ideal gas equation; R1 Equipartition of energy; Specific heat capacity; Transport phenomena; muspace; Boltzmann transport equation; Boltzmann H-theorem; Maxwell velocity distribution Basic probability theory Probability theory; Microstate and T1 and R2 and elements of macrostate; Postulate of statistical statistical mechanics mechanics; Phase space; Liouvilles theorem; Microcanonical ensemble; Connection of statistical mechanics with thermodynmaics

Topics to be covered

25-32

33-34

35-42

Canonical ensemble and Canonical ensemble ; Partition function; T1 its applications Energy fluctuations in canonical ensemble; Equipartition theorem; Virial theorem; Application of canonical ensemble Harmonic oscillators, Paramagnetism The Grand canonical System in contact with particle T1 ensemble reservoir; Chemical potential; Grand partition function; Particle density fluctuations; Quantum Statistics Ideal Fermi Gas; Ideal Bose gas; T1 Application -Electrons in metals, Black Body Radiation; Bose-Einstein condensation; Density matrix

5. Evaluation scheme: Component Duration Test I 60 min Test II Class Tests 60 min 15 min

Weight 20% 20% 5%

Date 18.09.2013 28.10.2013 Every alternate Wednesday a

Time Remarks 12:00 pm Closed 1:00 pm Book 12:00 pm Closed book 1:00 pm 5:15 pm Closed book 5:30 pm and based on previous two weeks assignments MWF-8th Proportional hr. and marking st S-1 hr. with cutoff at 60% 2:00 pm Closed 5:00 pm Book

Attendance

5%

Class and Tutorial hrs.

Compre. Exam

3 hrs

50%

03.12.2013

6. Chamber Consultation hour: To be announced in class.

7. Notices: All notices concerning this course will be put up on Photon NOTICE BOARD

Instructor-in-charge