IGNOU MPH-11 Statistical Mechanics - Study Material & Helpbook (Latest)

MPH-11 English Topics Covered

Block 1 – Basics of Statistical Mechanics

• Unit 1 – Basic Concepts of Statistical Mechanics
  
• Unit 2 – Probability Distributions and Entropy
  
• Unit 3 – Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamic Variables

Block 2 – Classical Ensemble Theory

• Unit 4 – Classical Statistical Mechanics
  
• Unit 5 – Microcanonical Ensemble
  
• Unit 6 – Canonical Ensemble
  
• Unit 7 – Grand Canonical Ensemble

Block 3 – Quantum Ensemble Theory

• Unit 8 – Fundamentals of Quantum Statistics
  
• Unit 9 – Quantum Statistical Ensembles
  
• Unit 10 – Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac Statistics
  
• Unit 11 – Applications of Fermi and Bose Statistics

Block 4 – Interacting System and Phase Transitions

• Unit 12 – Imperfect Gases and the Virial Equation
  
• Unit 13 – Cluster Expansion for Interacting Systems
  
• Unit 14 – Correlation and Scattering
  
• Unit 15 – Phase Transitions
  
• Unit 16 – Phase Transition-II