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PHYSICS 750

Advanced Statistical Mechanics I

Graduate

Winter 2026 · Adv. Statistical Mechanics I · C01

Readings

  • Etext Statistical Mechanics: An Introductory Graduate Course Lifetime Access
    Berlinsky · Suggested
    ISBN 9783030281878; 9783030281892
Winter 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Review of Thermodynamics I
  • Review of Thermodynamics II
  • Basic Principles I
  • Basic Principles II and Simple Examples
  • Non-Interacting Gases
  • Mean-Field Theory: Ising Model, Variational Formulation
  • Landau Theory of Phase Transitions
  • Landau Theory of Phase Transitions – Continued
  • Beyond Mean-Field Theory: Roles of Fluctuations
  • Brownian Motion
  • Systems Near and Far from Equilibrium
  • Applications

Readings

  • Statistical Mechanics: An Introductory Graduate Course
    A. J. Berlinsky and A. B. Harris · Required
    Springer · ISBN 978303028186-1
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