PHYS393: Statistical and Low Temperature Physics


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Lecture notes 2011-2012

Please note that there are no lectures on

and that the last day of lecture is

  • Thursday 15 December 2011

Part 1: Statistical Mechanics

1. Basic Statistical Mechanics
2. Electrons in Metals
3. Photons and Phonons
4. Cooling Techniques

Part 2: Low Temperature Physics

5. Matter at Low Temperatures
6. Liquid Helium-4
7. Superconductivity
8. Liquid Helium-3

Important Equations

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