8. Statistical Physics

8.1. Historical Overview

8.2. Maxwell Velocity Distribution

8.3. Equipartition Theorem

8.4. Maxwell Speed Distribution

8.5. Classical and Quantum Statistics

8.5.1. Classical Distributions

8.5.2. Quantum Distributions

8.6. Fermi-Dirac Statistics

8.6.1. Introduction to Fermi-Dirac Theory

8.6.2. Classical Theory of Electrical Conduction

8.6.3. Quantum Theory of Electrical Conduction

8.7. Bose-Einstein Statistics

8.7.1. Blackbody Radiation

8.7.2. Liquid Helium

8.7.3. Symmetry of Boson Wave Functions

8.7.4. Bose-Einstein Condensation in Gases