MAU34406 Statistical physics II

This module is examined in a 2-hour examination at the end of Semester 2.
Continuous assessment contributes 20% towards the overall mark.
The module is passed if the overall mark for the module is 40% or more. If the overall mark for the module is less than 40% and there is no possibility of compensation, the module will be reassessed as follows:
1) A failed exam in combination with passed continuous assessment will be reassessed by an exam in the supplemental session;
2) The combination of a failed exam and failed continuous assessment is reassessed by the supplemental exam;
3) A failed continuous assessment in combination with a passed exam will be reassessed by one or more summer assignments in advance of the supplemental session.
Capping of reassessments applies to Theoretical Physics (TR035) students enrolled in this module. See full text at https://www.tcd.ie/teaching-learning/academic-affairs/ug-prog-award-regs/derogations/by-school.php Select the year and scroll to the School of Physics.

11 weeks of teaching with 3 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to

Explain the difference between fermions and bosons and work out the consequences for N-particle systems at low temperatures.
Make content with the classical regime at high temperatures and/or low particle densities.
Apply the formalism of statistical physics to systems without particle number conservation (e.g. photons and phonons).
Apply the formalism of quantum statistical physics to magnetic spin systems.
Carry out a mean field analysis of spin systems.