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Week Due |
exercises |
Lectures |
contact hours |
Topics List |
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1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Review of thermodynamics |
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1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Fundaments of statistical physics |
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1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Ensembles and their equivalence |
|
1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
The idea of Monte Carlo simulations |
|
1 |
-- |
3 |
3 |
Principles of quantum statistical mechanics |
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1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Classical and quantum gases |
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1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Fermions: The Fermi sea |
|
1 |
-- |
3 |
3 |
Bose systems: Bose-Einstein condensation, superfluidity |
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1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Solids, phonons; radiation, Planck’s law |
|
2 |
- |
6 |
6 |
Magnetic systems: Ising model, Heisenberg model |
|
2 |
- |
6 |
6 |
Critical phenomena (second order phase transitions), Goldstone modes |
|
1 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Ginzburg-Landau theory and ideas of renormalization group and universality |
Learning Resources
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Text Book |
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Reference's name |
publisher |
Release |
Author |
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A modern course in statistical physics |
John Wiley |
2nd |
L. E. Reichl |
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Statistical Mechanics |
Elsevier Ltd |
3rd |
R. K. Pathria |