Problems for the course Statistical Physics

Prepared by Yuri Galperin — 2004. — 141 p. This book contains problems and their solutions. Statistical Physics is a complicated course, which requires basic knowledge of classical and quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, as well as basics of mathematics. Contents: General Comments Introduction to Thermodynamics Additional Problems: Fluctuations Mini-tests The Thermodynamics of Phase Transitions Mini-tests Elementary Probability Theory Stochastic dynamics The Foundations of Statistical Mechanics Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics Tests and training Additional information Thermodynamics Main distributions The Dirac delta-function Fourier Series and Transforms Maple Printouts