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8.334 Statistical Mechanics II, Spring 2003

$Image of a fractal lattice: Sierpinsky gasket$

A fractal lattice: Sierpinsky gasket. (Image by Prof. Levitov, adapted from problem set 4.)

Highlights of this Course

This course is the second half of a two-semester course on statistical mechanics. The website features twelve problem sets and detailed lecture notes.

Course Description

Topics from modern statistical mechanics are explored in 8.334, Statistical Mechanics II, including:

The hydrodynamic limit and classical field theories.
Phase transitions and broken symmetries: universality, correlation functions, and scaling theory.
The renormalization approach to collective phenomena.
Integrable models. Quantum phase transitions.

Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Leonid Levitov

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Two sessions / week
1.5 hours / session

Recitations:
One session / week
1.5 hours / session

Level

Graduate

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