Instructor: |
Prof. Alexandre V. Morozov Office hour: by request |
Textbooks:
Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics by R. Zwanzig, Oxford University Press;
Statistical Physics: Statics, Dynamics and Renormalization by L. Kadanoff, World Scientific;
Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions by J. M. Yeomans, Oxford Science Publications;
A Guide to First-Passage Processes by S. Redner, Cambridge University Press;
A Kinetic View of Statistical Physics by P. L. Krapivsky and S. Redner, Cambridge University Press
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of equilibrium statistical physics
Homework and Exam: One homework per 2-3 weeks. There will be a final take-home exam (48 hours, open book, open notes).
Student Presentations: 30 min presentations on a topic of interest to the class, including derivations, simulations, results from recent papers, etc. The grade is
determined according to the following formula: total score = 1/4(final) + 1/4(homework) + 1/2(presentation)
1. Review on first-passage processes in chemical physics: pdf
2. First-passage processes in population genetics: pdf
3. Review of first-passage processes in networks: pdf
4. Maxwell's demon: pdf pdf pdf pdf
5. Review of Jarzynski/Crooks results: pdf
6. Landauer's principle: pdf
Homework 1 (due 10/03): Problems
Homework 2 (due 10/26): Problems
Homework 3 (due 11/16): Problems
Day 1 (Dec. 7): |
1. Kion-Crosby (pdf) | 2. Ivanov (pdf); | 3. Viereck (pdf pdf) | 4. Lai (pdf) |
Day 2 (Dec. 12): |
1. Dinapoli (pdf); | 2. El Bahri (pdf); | 3. Bonini (pdf); | 4. Zhang (pdf) |
FINAL EXAM: Dec. 12-15 (Problems Solutions)
Note: NO lectures on Sep. 21, 26, 28 10.20 - 11.40 am (to be made up later)
Note: Nov. 9 lecture moved to Nov. 8 3.20 - 4.40 pm in Hill 260
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