Statistical Mechanics - Physics 7083 (3 hours)

Dylan P. Brennan
Lectures: MWF 2:00PM-2:50PM KEP U5
Office Hours: Thursday 2:00PM-5:00PM KEP L161
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Summary

Review of basic statistical mechanics: detailed balance, harmonic oscillator, Bose and Fermi gases, interacting classical gas, basic phenomenology of phase transitions, Ising model, mean-field theory, dynamics of thermal fluctuations, fluctuation dissipation theory, Langevin equation, diffusion, Monte Carlo calculations.

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