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Statistical Physics of Interacting Systems: From Virial to van der Waals and Hard Spheres

Fundamentals of Classical Statistical Mechanics → Applications and Extensions

This advanced learning path guides you through the statistical mechanics of interacting classical systems, focusing on the virial expansion, cluster expansion, van der Waals equation, and hard-sphere models. You will build from the canonical ensemble and ideal gas formalism to a rigorous understanding of non-ideal gases, including the derivation of virial coefficients and the physical insights from hard-sphere systems.