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Introduction to: Statistical physics of condensed matter systems : a primer -- part I. Classical statistical physics. 1. The statistical description of a classical system -- 1.1. Basic concepts -- 1.2. Equilibrium distribution probability -- 1.3. The Boltzmann distribution law -- 1.4. A statistical definition of temperature -- 1.5. Calculating ensemble averages -- 1.6. Entropy -- 1.7. The ideal monoatomic gas -- 1.8. On the statistical concept of irreversible process

2. Thermal properties of classical gases -- 2.1. Thermal properties of polyatomic ideal gases -- 2.2. Real gases -- 2.3. Thermal properties under the action of an external field

part II. Quantum statistical physics. 3. The statistical description of a quantum system -- 3.1. Basic concepts -- 3.2. Fermi-Dirac statistics -- 3.3. Bose-Einstein statistics -- 3.4. Quantum statistics revisited

4. Thermal properties of quantum gases -- 4.1. The electron gas -- 4.2. The phonon gas

5. Other quantum systems and phenomena -- 5.1. The photon gas -- 5.2. The quantum ideal gas -- 5.3. The Bose-Einstein condensation

part III. Concluding remarks. 6. What is missing in this 'primer'

part IV. Appendices. Appendix A. Mathematical tools -- Appendix B. Gibbs entropy -- Appendix C. Thermodynamic potentials -- Appendix D. Calculating the grand partition function of a real gas -- Appendix E. Fermi-Dirac distribution law : a phenomenological derivation -- Appendix F. The conceptual framework for solid-state physics -- Appendix G. Bose-Einstein distribution law : a phenomenological derivation -- Appendix H. Density of states of the blackbody radiation.

This Primer focusses on the statistical physics of classical and quantum systems. The course text explores the three cornerstones of statistical physics which include the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distribution laws.

Undergraduates on physics, materials science, chemistry and engineering courses.

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Luciano Colombo is a professor of theoretical condensed matter physics at the University of Cagliari and fellow of the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere.

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