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Statistical mechanics · Graduate · Physics
Topics
Ensemble theory
- Liouville equation and BBGKY hierarchy (intro)
- Cumulant expansion and cluster integrals
- Quantum partition functions and density matrices
- Grand potentials and fugacity expansions
- Linear response and Kubo formulas
Phase transitions
- Landau–Ginzburg theory and order parameters
- Ising model: exact 2D solution and mean field
- Critical exponents and scaling laws
- Renormalization group on lattices
- Kosterlitz–Thouless transition (overview)
Advanced systems
- Bose–Einstein condensation in trapped gases
- Fermi liquids and quasiparticles
- Spin models and exact solutions
- Non-equilibrium steady states (intro)
- Stochastic thermodynamics preview
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- Ensemble theory
Liouville equation and BBGKY hierarchy (intro)
Coming soon - Phase transitions
Landau–Ginzburg theory and order parameters
Coming soon - Advanced systems
Bose–Einstein condensation in trapped gases
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