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<p>Creating course page via bot</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Course<br /> | code = pYL202<br /> | name = Statistical physics<br /> | credits = 4<br /> | credit_structure = 3-1-0<br /> | pre_requisites = PYL122<br /> | overlaps = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == pYL202 : Statistical physics ==<br /> Elementary Probability Theory: Binomial, Poisson and Gaussian Distribution, random walk problem, central limit theorem and its significance, average and distributions; diffusion and Brownian motion and their relation to random walk problem; Macrostate and microstate, Postulates of Statistical Mechanics, rules of calculations through microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; Derivation of the thermodynamic relations from the statistical mechanics ; Application to classical systems: Systems of ideal gas molecules, Maxwell Boltzmann velocity distribution, paramagnetism of non interacting spins; specific heat of solids; Concept of Thermodynamic stability and Phase Transition: Vander Waal equation of state, Ising model, critical exponents; Indistinguishability of particles and Quantum Statistical Mechanics; Bose Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distribution: Black Body radiation, Bose Einstein Condensation, Fermi level and electronic contribution to specific heat, White Dwarf stars and Chandrasekhar Limit.</div>

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