|
Date |
Subject |
Sections |
Comments |
| Jan 21 |
L01: probability and statistics |
— |
correlation example |
| 23 |
L02: classical statistical mechanics: distribution
functions |
— |
|
|
26 |
L03: equilibrium distributions; microcanonical
ensemble |
2.1–2.3 |
|
|
28 |
L04: canonical and grand canonical
ensembles |
2.4–2.6 |
|
|
Feb 2 |
L05: quantum statistical mechanics: mixed states |
1.1–1.3 |
|
| 4 |
L06: thermodynamics I: basic laws |
1.4–1.7 |
|
|
9 |
L07: thermodynamics II: potentials |
1.8 |
|
|
11 |
L08: thermodynamics III: useful relations |
— |
|
|
16 |
L09: statistical mechanics and thermodynamics;
ideal gas |
— |
|
| 18 |
L10: effect of quantum statistics on semiclassical limit |
— |
|
|
23 |
L11: fermions (free electron gas) and bosons;
photon gas |
— |
|
|
25 |
L12: Bose condensation, superfluidity, superconductivity |
11.1–11.3 |
|
|
27 |
Test 1 |
|
|
|
Mar 2 |
L13: free molecular gases |
— |
|
| 4 |
L14: phonons: general considerations, Einstein-Debye
models |
— |
|
|
9 |
L15: non-ideal gases: phase equilibrium and transitions |
— |
|
|
11 |
L16: non-ideal gases: virial expansion, cluster
expansion |
5.1 |
|
| |
* Spring Break * |
|
|
| 23 |
L17: magnetism I: diamagnetism |
— |
|
| 25 |
L18: magnetism II: paramagnetism |
— |
|
|
30 |
L19: magnetism III: mean-field
ferromagnetism |
— |
|
| Apr 1 |
L20: critical phenomena:
2D Ising model, series expansion |
6.1–6.2 |
|
| 3 |
Test 2 |
|
|
| 6 |
L21: critical phenomena:
scaling and universality |
6.3–6.5 |
|
|
8 |
L22: renormalization group I |
7.1–7.4 |
|
|
13 |
L23: renormalization group
II |
7.5–7.7 |
|
|
15 |
L24: simulations I: Monte Carlo
method |
9.2 |
|
|
20 |
L25: simulations II: Ising model and data analysis |
9.3 |
|
| 22 |
L26: elementary theory of transport phenomena |
— |
|
|
27 |
L27: linear response: fluctuation-dissipation
theorem |
12.1–12.2 |
|
|
29 |
L28: Kubo formula, Onsager relation, Boltzmann
equation |
12.3–12.4 |
|
|
May 6 |
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m., Final Exam |
