Physics 677: Advanced Topics in Statistical and Biological Physics, Fall 2025

 


Instructor:

 

Prof. Alexandre V. Morozov
Office: Serin E266
E-mail: morozov AT physics.rutgers.edu
Phone:  (848) 445-1387

Office hour:  by request   




Lectures:
Tuesday and Thursday, 2.00 - 3.20 pm, SRN-401


Textbooks:  
Stochastic Methods: A Handbook for the Natural and Social Sciences by C. Gardiner, Springer;
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 = 1/3(final) + 1/3(homework) + 1/3(presentation)







Papers to be discussed in class:



Lecture Notes:

Lectures 1-6 (09/02-09/18)   pdf

Lecture 7 (09/23)   pdf

Lecture 8 (09/25)   pdf

Lecture 9 (09/30)   pdf

Lecture 10 (10/02): Weiss:AdvChemPhys1966 pp. 10-14   pdf



Homework:

Homework 1 (due 09/25): Problems




Student Presentations:




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