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This entry is from Winter semester 2019/20 and might be obsolete. No current equivalent could be found.

Phys-801 — Statistical Physics
(dt. Statistische Physik)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (4 SWS), Tutorium (2 SWS), Lern- and Leistungskontrollen gemäß Lehrveranstaltungskommentar,
270 hours (Besuch der lecture (60 h), Besuch der recitation class (30 h), Nachbereitung der lecture, Literaturstudium (60h), recitation classszettel and Hausaufgaben (90 h), Klausurvorbereitung and Klausur (30 h))
Credit points,
formal requirements		 9 CP
Course requirement(s): Admission to the module examination can be made dependent on successful assessments.
Examination type: Written examination. A resit can be taken as oral examination.
Language,
Grading		 German or English,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Physik.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each summer semester
Person in charge of the module's outline k.A.

Contents

Ensembles, thermodynamic equilibrium, gases and liquids, phase transitions, fluctuations in equilibrium (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, and diffusion equations), master equation, Boltzmann transport, hydrodynamic equations.


Qualification Goals

Students learn the mathematical principles, physical modeling, and methods of statistical physics, which is an important foundation for broad areas of modern physics. They have specialized knowledge of the basic concepts of thermodynamics and statistics at both the classical and quantum mechanical levels.


Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

Module imported from M.Sc. Physik.

When studying M.Sc. Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Physics.

Die Wahlmöglichkeit des Moduls ist durch seine Klassifikation als Theoriemodul aus dem Master Physik (TM) beschränkt.


Recommended Reading

  • see (current) course catalog



Please note:

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  • Summer 2018
  • Winter 2018/19
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  • Winter 2020/21 (no corresponding element)
  • Summer 2021 (no corresponding element)
  • Winter 2021/22 (no corresponding element)
  • Winter 2022/23 (no corresponding element)
  • Winter 2023/24 (no corresponding element)

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