This course is made of 2 subcourses of 3 credits each, which can be taken separately, or both as a whole for 6 credits.
Statistical Physics 3 ECTS
Goal: Introduce the basic statistical physics concepts to address the equilibrium and evolution properties of nano-scale systems.
Content:
- Statistical entropy
- Boltzmann factor, statistics in the canonical ensemble, mean values and fluctuations
- classical and quantum oscillators, applications
- chemical potential, grand canonical ensemble,applications: adsorption isotherms, quantum statistics
- fluctuations dynamics, linear response
- Monte-Carlo notions