Statistical Mechanics : IUCAA-NCRA Graduate School
October - December : 2017
Course Contents :
- Thermodynamics
- Classical Statistics (2)
- Quantum Statistics (1)
- Quantum Gases I : Electrons, Neutrons (2)
- Quantum Gases II : Photons, Phonons (2)
- BEC, Superfluidity, Superconductivity (2)
- Phase Transitions (2)
- Transport Equations (2)
- Ionisation, Pair-Creation (1)
Special Emphasis : Astrophysical Applications
Grading :
class tests - 50% (07.11, 28.11)
course project - 50% (2.11 -- 2.12)
| Class Schedule : 16.10.16 - 08.12.16 |
| 11.30 - 13.00, Lecture Hall, NCRA-TIFR |
| Tuesday |
16.10 |
24.10 |
31.10 |
07.11 |
14.11 |
21.11 |
28.11 |
| Thursday |
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26.10 |
02.11 |
09.11 |
16.11 |
23.11 |
30.11 |
| Extra |
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15.11 |
25.11 |
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| TESTS :
0,
I,
II,
II-Solution
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Class Tests : 7.11, 30.11 |
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Course Projects |
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Report - 20, Presentation - 15, Answers - 10 , Questions - 5 |
| Superfluidity in neutron stars |
Ashis, Debasis, Silpa, Uttaran |
| Self-organised criticality in pulsar glitch |
Sanjay, Shreejit, Prakash, Uday |
| Thermodynamics of gravitating systems |
Abhishek, Anshuman, Anusree, Ashish |
| Submission : 02.12.16, Presentation : 04.12.16 |
Announcements :
Extra Class I - 11.30am - 01.00pm, 15 November
Project Presentation - 4 December (final)
Contact :
Instructor : Sushan Konar
Ground Floor, East Campus, NCRA-TIFR
Phone : 020-9271-9444
e-mail : sushan@ncra.tifr.res.in
Personal Contact Hour : 11.30am - 1.00pm, Wednesday
Reference Texts :
- Statistical Physics I, Course of Theoretical Physics, V5
- Statistical Physics II, Course of Theoretical Physics, V9
L. D. Landau & E. M. Lifshitz, Pergamon Press, 1980
Notes :
My personal favourite. When it is the question of concepts, there is
no better place than to go back to Landau & Liftshitz, for any bit of
physics, even for hardened old folks of my generation and beyond. Of
course, it gets easier with age and does not look so formidable, but
there is no substitute to cutting one's teeth on this classic.
(Relevant Chapters - V5 : 1-5, 8, 11, 14; V9 : 3, 5)
- Statistical Mechanics
R. K. Pathria, 1996, Elsevier
Notes :
The good old beginner's champion and the faithful companion forever -
one must slog through the chapters of Pathria to really learn
statistical physics.
(Relevant Chapters - 1-5, 7, 8, 11, 14)
- Statistical Mechanics
Kerson Huang, 1986, Wiley Eastern Limited
Notes :
(Relevant Chapters - 1-5, 7-12, 18, 19)
- An Introductory Course of Statistical Mechanics
Palash. B. Pal, 2008, Alpha Science International Limited
Notes : See my
blog post | on this delightful book.
(Relevant Chapters - 1-8, 10, 15, 16)
- Superconductivity, Superfluids and Condensates
James F. Annett, Oxford University Press, 2004
Notes :
(Relevant Chapters - 1-4, 6, 7)