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Introduction
Symmetry requirements in quantum mechanics
An illustrative example
Formulation of the statistical problem
Fermi-Dirac statistics
Photon statistics
Bose-Einstein statistics
Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics
Quantum statistics in the classical limit
The Planck radiation law
Black-body radiation
The Stefan-Boltzmann law
Conduction electrons in a metal
White-dwarf stars
The Chandrasekhar limit
Neutron stars
Richard Fitzpatrick 2006-02-02
