Course details: PY542

Syllabus

 

Continuation of CAS PY 541; emphasis on applications. Phase transitions: thermodynamic theory of phase transitions, mean field theories (Landau theory). Fluctuations: equilibrium fluctuations, instabilities, fluctuation dissipation theories. Elementary kinetic theory: mean free path approach, Boltzmann equation. Stochastic mathematics: probability theory, Markoff processes, Gaussian processes. Brownian motion: Langevin equations, Fokker-Planck equation.

FALL 2011 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Redner SCI B58 TR 12:30 pm-2:00 pm

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