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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
Displacements of a one-dimensional chain, and coarse-graining. (Image by Prof. Mehran Kardar.)
Prof. Mehran Kardar
8.334
Spring 2008
Graduate
This is the second term in a two-semester course on statistical mechanics. Basic principles are examined in 8.334, such as the laws of thermodynamics and the concepts of temperature, work, heat, and entropy. Topics from modern statistical mechanics are also explored including the hydrodynamic limit and classical field theories.
Kardar, Mehran. 8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Physics of Fields, Spring 2008. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-334-statistical-mechanics-ii-statistical-physics-of-fields-spring-2008 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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