JT2014: Statistical mechanics

The laws of thermodynamics

Classical statistical mechanics: microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical distributions

Quantum statistical mechanics; Fermi and Bose systems.

Interacting systems: cluster expansions, van der Waal’s gas, and mean-field theory.

References:

Thermodynamics by Callen

Statistical Mechanics by Huang

Statistical Mechanics of Particles by Kardar

Statistical physics, part 1 by Landau & Lifshitz