| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
ANP24001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
統計力学ＩＩ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
トウケイリキガクII |
Subject Name in
English |
Statistical Physics II |
| Instructor |
TANAKA SHINPEI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タナカ シンペイ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Weds1-4：IAS K101 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lectures using black board. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Physics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Fermi-Dirac distribution, Bose-Einstein distribution, Phase transitions |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Following up Statistical physics I, some applications and examples are introduced. to understand the ideas and methods in statistical physics. The concepts of distribution are especially focused. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1
Approximations to classical mechanics 1: Statistical physics in classical mechanics and the canonical emsemble.
lesson2
Approximations to classical mechanics 2: Equipartition law and ideal gas.
lesson3
Approximations to classical mechanics 3: Mixed gas and non-ideal gas.
lesson4
Fermi-Dirac statics 1: Fermi-Dirac distribution function.
lesson5
Fermi-Dirac statics 2: Free electron gas.
lesson6
Fermi-Dirac statics 3: Semi-conductors.
lesson7
Bose-Einstein statics 1: Bose-Einstein distribution function.
lesson8
Bose-Einstein statics 2: Einstein condensation.
lesson9
Bose-Einstein statics 3: Photon and phonon.
lesson10
Phase transitions 1: Ferromagnetics and mean-field approximations.
lesson11
Phase transitions 2: Landau theory
lesson12
Fluctuation 1: stochastic process and Brownian motion
lesson13
Fluctuation 2: Langevin equation
lesson14
Fluctuation 3: Diffusion equation
lesson15
Conclusions
Some reports and the final examination. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
R. Kubo, M. Toda, and N. Hashitsume, "Statistical Physics I, II" as a reference (not the text book). |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Text books and prints. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Review each lecture and question anything you don't understand. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
The final examination (about 70%) and some reports. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |