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Physics 418: Statistical Mechanics I Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ----- Spring 2004
(note: this calendar may be revised as the semester progresses)
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lecture 14
fermions and bosons, two particle density matrix
HW #3 due
lecture 15
canonical and grand canonical partition functions for fermions and bosons
Spring Break
lecture 16
occupation numbers, the classical limit
lecture 17
chemical equilibrium, Debye model, black body radiation
lecture 18
ideal quantum gases, non-degenerate limit, Sommerfeld model
BL 372 9:45 am
lecture 19
Sommerfeld model, finite temperature expansion
HW #4 due
lecture canceled
lecture 20
Pauli paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism