Transcription of Statistical Physics - DAMTP
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Preprint typeset in JHEP style - HYPER VERSION Lent Term, 2011 and 2012. Statistical Physics University of Cambridge Part II Mathematical Tripos Dr David Tong Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics , Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 OBA, UK. 1 . Recommended Books and Resources Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics A comprehensive and detailed account of the subject. It's solid. It's good. It isn't quirky. Kardar, Statistical Physics of Particles A modern view on the subject which offers many insights.
1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 The Microcanonical Ensemble 2 1.2.1 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 5 1.2.2 Temperature 8 1.2.3 An Example: The Two State System 11 1.2.4 Pressure, Volume and the First Law of Thermodynamics 14 1.2.5 Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) 16 1.3 The Canonical Ensemble 17 1.3.1 The Partition Function 18
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