Course: Statistical Physics and Theory of Heat

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Course title Statistical Physics and Theory of Heat
Course code KMT/SFT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hošková Prokšová Jitka, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Holeček Miroslav, Doc. Dr. RNDr.
Course content
1. Semiclassical approach - phase space 2. Ideal gas, Maxwell distribution 3. Gibbs distribution 4. Consequences of statistical concept of thermodynamics 5. Two-atom gas 6. Non-ideal gases 7. Fluctuation 8. Microparticle statistical distribution 9. Electron and photon gas

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Apart from knowledge of general physics at university level the student should be able to use basic facts from quantum mechanics and theoretical physics.
learning outcomes
The students will understand how macroscopic thermodynamic phenomena correspond with the particle structure of mass. They will be able to explain thermodynamic processes based on statistical behaviour of microparticle assemblies. They will be acquainted with behaviour of electron and photon gases.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
assessment methods
Oral exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Ferdinand, Jan; Šesták, Bedřich. Fyzika I : termodynamika a statistická fyzika. 1. vyd. Plzeň : VŠSE, 1987.
  • Kracík, Jiří. Kvantová a statistická fyzika. Praha : ČVUT, 1982.
  • Kvasnica, Jozef. Statistická fyzika. 2. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0676-1.
  • Levič, I. A. Úvod do statistické fyziky. SNTL Praha, 1958.


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