Physique statistique

Statistical description in classical mechanics and quantum mechanics; the equilibrium statistical ensembles (microcanonical, canonical, grand-canonical, isobaric-isothermal); the macroscopic equivalence of ensembles and the fluctuations; the concept of entropy; the ideal gases of atoms and molecules; the ideal quantum gases of bosons and fermions; the quasi-ideal mixtures; the non-ideal systems; introduction to irreversible processes.

The goal of statistical physics is to understand the properties of physical systems with their degrees of freedom statistically distributed according to some probability law.

Required and corequired courses

Lectures and exercices.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Lecture notes available on the website "L'Université Virtuelle".
B. Diu et al., Physique Statistique
S. H. Simon, Solid State Basics 

Course notes

• Syllabus

Contacts

Bortolo Mognetti
E-mail: Bortolo.Matteo.Mognetti@ulb.be

Campus

Plaine

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination
• Oral examination

written examination

• Open question with short answer
• Open question with developed answer

Oral examination

• Open question with short answer
• Open question with long development

E1: Written examination (4 hours) on the theory and exercises covered in Q1.
E2: Written (2 hours) and oral examination on the theory and exercises covered in Q2.
E3: Written (2 or 4 hours) and oral examination on the theory and exercises covered in Q1 and/or Q2.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

E1: Written examination 100%;
E2: written examination 50%, oral examination 50%.
E3: written examination 50%, oral examination 50%.

Language(s) of evaluation

• french
• english