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Course

PHYS-316: Statistical physics II

Lectures in this course (27)

Phase Transitions

Explores phase transitions, critical points, opalescence, and metastability in substances.

Phase Transition in Ising Model

Explores phase transitions in the Ising model, discussing equilibrium states, magnetization, and critical points.

Spatial Response and Convolution

Covers the spatial response of systems, including the calculation of the center of mass and convolution.

Phase Transitions

Explores phase transitions in two-dimensional systems and the critical behavior near transition points.

Ising Model: 2D High Temperature Expansion

Explores the high-temperature expansion of the Ising model in 2D square lattice.

Ising Model: 2D Expansion

Explores the Ising model in 2D, emphasizing system expansion and properties.

Graph Theory: Path Weighted by Amplitude

Covers the calculation of paths in a graph, focusing on amplitude-weighted paths.

Renormalization Group: Universal Critical Exponents

Explores the universal critical exponents of microscopic systems and the role of the renormalization group.

Renormalization Group: Effective Hamiltonian

Covers the concept of the renormalization group and the effective Hamiltonian.

Renormalization Group: Ising Model

Explores the renormalization group applied to the Ising model and the derivation of the central limit theorem.

Critical Behavior in General Relativity

Explores critical behavior in general relativity, including scaling factor and coupling constant flow.

Linearisation of Flow

Covers the linearization of flow around a point, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and critical points.

Phase Transitions: Thermodynamics and Universality

Explores phase transitions in thermodynamics, emphasizing competition between phases controlled by temperature and the concept of universality.

Critical Exponents: Theory and Applications

Explores the derivation of critical exponents and the scaling laws in phase diagrams.

Renormalization Group: Energy Flow

Explores energy flow and critical points in statistical physics, emphasizing the importance of understanding correlation functions and critical exponents.

Coarse Graining in Ising Model

Explores coarse graining in the Ising model, emphasizing the importance of neglecting interactions and variable transformations.

Coarse Graining in Statistical Physics

Explores coarse graining in statistical physics, focusing on real space renormalization and the Ising model.

Statistical Field Theory

Covers the basics of statistical field theory, focusing on Ising models and the Ginsburg-Landau theory.

Approximation Landau: Ising Model

Explores the Landau approximation applied to the Ising model in statistical physics.

Spin Glass: Disorder and Energy

Explores the Ising model and quenched disorder in spin glasses.