Cavity and variational methodsExplores the cavity method for the run-fill Ising model and the variational method for approximating the Boltzmann distribution.
Thermodynamic EquilibriumExplores entropy, multiplicities, and thermodynamic equilibrium, emphasizing the fundamental law of entropy increase in closed systems.
Quantum Source CodingCovers entropic notions in quantum sources, Shannon entropy, Von Neumann entropy, and source coding.