Statistical Physics ( PHY 831 ) : Part 1 - The foundations Phillip
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Part 1: (LL, PB) Foundations: (11 lectures) History of thermodynamics, kinetic theory and equilibrium statistical mechanics. Axioms of equilibrium statistical physics, Master equation, Liouville equation. Equilibrium conditions, Boltzmann weights and partition functions. Free energies and relation to partition functions. Survey of many particle, spin and field systems: the case of classical particles, the case of a non-interacting (Gaussian) polymer chain, the case of “classical” spins. Computational methods: molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo. Advanced thermodyamics, Maxwell relations and response functions. Fluctuations and relation to response functions. Midterm 1, Lecture 11 (Monday Sept. 26)
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