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5.70[J] Statistical Thermodynamics
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(Same subject as 10.546[J])
Prereq: 5.60 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: MW8.30-10 (4-231)![]()
Develops classical equilibrium statistical mechanical concepts for application to chemical physics problems. Basic concepts of ensemble theory formulated on the basis of thermodynamic fluctuations. Examples of applications include Ising models, lattice models of binding, ionic and non-ionic solutions, liquid theory, polymer and protein conformations, phase transition, and pattern formation. Introduces computational techniques with examples of liquid and polymer simulations.
B. Zhang
Textbooks (Fall 2017)