Classical and Statistical Mechanics

Module:

BP2040:Biophysics

Place and time:

see Univis

Contents:

  • Relativity principle and inertial systems
  • Galilei and Lorentz transformation
  • Newton's laws
  • Hamilton formalism
  • Conservation laws: energy, momentum, and angular momentum
  • Phase space and chaos
  • Micro and macro states
  • Ideal gas and Ising model
  • Internal energy, entropy, and temperature
  • Laws of thermodynamics
  • Boltzmann distribution
  • Phase transitions

General information:

Credit points: 5 
Language: offered only in German
Grading through: written exam

Further information:

See Moodle for teaching materials and any further information.