8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Physics of Fields, Spring 2008

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Kardar, Mehran
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Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Physics of Fields
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Abstract
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.
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2008-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92524
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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8.334-Spring2008
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the hydrodynamic limit and classical field theories, Phase transitions and broken symmetries: universality, correlation functions, and scaling theory, The renormalization approach to collective phenomena, Dynamic critical behavior, Random systems
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