Statistical Physics 2010. AM9531
Instructor:
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Dr. Mikko Karttunen. Email: mkarttu [at] uwo.ca.
IMPORTANT: When emailing, please include 'AM9531' on the subject line.
Lectures:
- In room MC204 on Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 and Wednesdays 8:30-9:30
Material:
- Mehran Kardar: Statistical Physics of Particles
- Lecture notes
Reading material for Wed. lectures & round table discussions:
Download the assigned article and read it. Be prepared to discuss it (= have questions and answers).- Wed. Sep. 22, 2010: Nobel Lecture by J.D. van der Waals: The Equation of State for Gases and Liquids
- Wed. Sep 29, 2010: Nonequilibrium Equality for Free Energy Differences, C. Jarzynski, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2690-2993 (1997).
- Wed. Oct. 6, 2010. Graphene
- Wed. Oct 13, 2010. A molecular dynamics method for simulations in the canonical ensemble, S. Ne.
- Wed. Nov. 17, 2010 Spontaneous overcharging of macro-ion complexes
- Wed. Dec. 1, 2010 New Method for High-Accuracy Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant Based on Quantized Hall Resistance
Problem sets:
- Problem set 1. Due on Oct. 1, 2010.
- Problem set 2. Due on Oct. 11, 2010.
- Problem set 3. Due on Oct. 25, 2010.
- Problem set 4. Due on Nov 10, 2010.
- Problem set 5. Due on Nov 17, 2010.
- Problem set 6. Due on Nov 24, 2010.
- Problem set 7. Due on Nov 30, 2010.
- Problem set 8. Due on Dec 10, 2010.