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¿ Foundations of probability, statistics, information, mutual information, entropy ¿ Statistical description of physical systems with many particles, thermodynamic equilibrium ¿ Ensembles, state variables, ideal and real gases, thermodynamic potentials, the fundamental laws of thermodynamics, finite size corrections ¿ Material constants, specific heat, equilibrium of phases and chemical equilibrium, law of mass action, ideal solutions ¿ Fermi- and Bose-statistics, ideal quantum gases ¿ Phase transitions, Maxwell construction, critical phenomena ¿ Ising model, renormalization group theory ¿ Applications, for example specific heat of solids (Einstein and Debye models), thermodynamics of the early universe, greenhouse effect, biomolecular assembly ¿ Computer simulations, in particular Monte Carlo simulations
Voraussetzungen
Content of PEP1-PEP4, PTP1-PTP4. Sometimes this lecture is considered to be an unofficial PTP5.
Lehrziel
After completing the course the students ¿ have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the laws of thermodynamics and of the description of ensembles in the framework of classical and quantum statistics and there applications to phase transitions, condensed matter, plasma physics, biophysics and astrophysics ¿ have acquired the necessary mathematical knowledge and competence for an in-depth understanding of this research field, ¿ have advanced competence in the fields of theoretical physics covered by this course, i.e. the ability to analyze physical phenomena using the acquired concepts and techniques, to formulate models and find solutions to specific problems, and to interpret the solutions physically and communicate them efficiently, ¿ are able to broaden their knowledge and competence in this field of theoretical physics on their own by a systematical study of the literature.
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