Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
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Course code
MLF6106.LT
old course code
MLF6106
Course title in Estonian
Termodünaamika ja statistiline füüsika
Course title in English
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
ECTS credits
5.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To provide a survey of the basic statistics of classical thermodynamics.
Allow the understanding of the development of classical thermodynamics microscopic level;
Thermodynamics II knowledge to enable the progression of the principle as a universal law of nature;
Support the acquisition of basic knowledge of statistical physics, and their implementation at the micro level.
Brief description of the course
A survey of the probability theory. Basics of quantum mechanics. The second law of thermodynamics. Micro-canonical distribution, canonical distribution, and grand-canonical distribution. Statistical sum and fluctuations. Temperature and pressure as statistical quantities. Internal energy. The first law of thermodynamics. Chemical potential. Efficiency coefficient. Clausius inequality and the Fermi Dirac statistics. Bose Einstein distribution law. Classical statistics. Classical perfect gas. Sttate equation, heat capacities. Maxwell Boltzmann statistics. Planck radiation law.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has skill and ability to use knowledge of statistical to analyse the problems related to thermodynamics;
- can describe thermodynamic systems microscopic level using statistical physics methods;
- understands the laws of thermodynamics and their statistical interpretation.
Teacher
PhD Astrid Rekker
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