(Advanced) Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: Myung Joon Han (mj.han@kaist.ac.kr , E6-2-4308, 350-2544)

Office Hour (2:00 pm 4:00, Mon)
T. A: Ki-Tak Kim (kimkitak1@kaist.ac.kr , E6-2-2313, 350-2580)
Office Hour (10:00 pm 12:00 pm, Mon/Fri)
Text book: Statistical Mechanics (by R. K. Pathria)
References:
Statistical Mechanics (by K. Huang)
Quantum Theory of Many-Particles Systems
(by A. L. Fetter & J. D. Walecka or any other standard textbook)
Grading: attendance & attitude (20), homework (20), exam (60%)
Pre-requisites:
(introductory) Thermodynamics
(introductory) Statistical Mechanics
(introductory) Quantum Mechanics
Outline: In this course, we are discussing the advanced concepts and
methods in classical and quantum statistical mechanics at the first- or
second-year graduate student level.

 Schedule (in brief)

09/01, 09/03

Introduction & Thermodynamics (1)

09/08, 09/10

No Class

09/15, 09/17

Thermodynamics (2) &

Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics (1)

09/22, 09/24

Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics (2) &

Elements of Ensemble Theory

09/29, 10/01

The Canonical Ensemble

10/06, 10/08

The Grand Canonical Ensemble

10/13, 10/15

Quantum Statistics

10/20, 10/22

Mid-term Exam

10/27, 10/29

Simple Gases

10

11/03, 11/05

Term paper presentation

11

11/10, 11/12

Bose Systems

12

11/17, 11/19

Special Lecture on BEC

13

11/24, 11/26

Fermi Systems

14

12/01, 12/03

Interacting Systems & Second Quantization

15

12/08, 12/10

Phase Transition & Ising model

16

12/15, 12/17

Final Exam