Statistical Mechanics

Statistical Mechanics

COURSE OUTLINE: The course provides a fundamental understanding of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. It starts with the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and builds on its foundation, the principles of statistical mechanics. It does not require a prior exposure to the topics. ABOUT INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Dipanjan Chakraborty completed his graduation from Presidency University (formerly Presidency College), Kolkata in 2001, followed by MSc. in Physics from IIT Kanpur. He got his PhD degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 2010. Subsequently he did two post-doctoral stints in ITP, Leipzig, Germany and MPI-IS, Stuttgart, Germany. He joined the Physics department at IISER Mohali in 2013.