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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Physics
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English and Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Ofri Telem
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday 15-16
Teaching Staff:
Mr. khalaf Majed,
Dr. Ofri Telem
Course/Module description:
A graduate course in Statistical Mechanics
Course/Module aims:
1. Solid acquaintance with equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, from Thermodynamics to interacting particles.
2. Foundations of statistical mechanics out of equilibrium: The Boltzmann equation, the Langevin and Fokker-Planck equations, and the Master equation.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Knowledge and advanced tools in statistical physics
Attendance requirements(%):
75
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures and recitations
Course/Module Content:
1. Thermodynamics and classical Statistical Mechanics.
2. Systems in non trivial potentials.
3. Interacting magnetic systems -exact results and mean-field theory.
4. Interacting particles - the cluster expansion, dense liquids.
5. Langevin and Fokker-Planck equations.
6. The Master equation.
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
While there are many textbooks in the field there isn’t a single one that covers in a satisfactory way and with the right focus all the subjects taught in class. Some useful general texts are:
1. M. Kardar, Statistical Physics of Particles (CUP, 2007).
2. R.K. Pathria and P.D. Beale, Statistical Mechanics 3rd ed. (AP, 2011).
3. K. Huang, Statistical Mechanics 2nd Ed. (Wiley, 1987).
4. R. Livi & P. Politi, Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics - A Modern Perspective (CUP, 2017).
5. Krapivsky, S. Redner and E. Ben-Naim - A Kinetic View of Statistical Physics (CUP, 2010).
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
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