Statistical Mechanics of an Ideal Anyon Gas

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Ideal Fermi Gas in Two Dimensions

• Ideal Bose Gas in Two Dimensions

• Ideal Anyon Gas: Second Virial Coefficient

  • a₂(α) using oscillator as a regulator

  • a₂(α) Using Semi-classical Approximation

  • Second Virial Coefficient for Anyons with Hard-disk Repulsion

• Ideal Anyon Gas: Third Virial Coefficient

  • Some Exact Results for a₃(α)

  • a₃(α) within Semi-classical Approximation

• Ideal Anyon Gas: Higher Virial Coefficients

• References