Statistical Physics Dr. A. J. Macfarlane1 Lent 1998 Contents Introduction v 1 Quantum StatisticalMechanics 1 1.1 Introduction to Quantum Statistical Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Canonical ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 Temperature . . . . . . . . . .