HPS 2830 - PHILOSOPHY OF THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL MECHANICS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers foundational issues in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics covered may include: the interpretation of the Laws of Thermodynamics, and of central concepts in thermodynamics like equilibrium and reversibility; the Boltzmannian and Gibbsian approaches to statistical mechanics; the relation between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; the origin of time-asymmetry and irreversibility; Maxwell's demon. (Not all topics will be covered in all years.)
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis

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