Brownian motion was first observed by Scottish botanist Robert Brown, while examining pollen grains in water under a microscope (Image from Wikimedia Commons).
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jianshu Cao
MIT Course Number
5.72
As Taught In
Spring 2012
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course discusses the principles and methods of statistical mechanics. Topics covered include classical and quantum statistics, grand ensembles, fluctuations, molecular distribution functions, other concepts in equilibrium statistical mechanics, and topics in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of irreversible processes.
