After successful completion of the course, students are able to apply the basic principles of statistical physics also for the description of interacting systems, such as real gases or magnetic systems, and to understand and model phase transitions and non-equilibrium processes in terms of simple approximation techniques. In the accompanying voluntary exercises and additional plena the students will learn to independently solve various problems in statistical physics using also more involved analytic methods and computer simulations.
Real gases, magnetism, theory of phase transitions, linear response theory, transport theory, (Boltzmann eq.), stochastic processes (Langevin eq.), renormalization group.
Lecture with strong and active students participation, accompanied non-mandatory tutorial during which lecture relevant problems are independently solved and presented on the board.
The lecture is held in close cooperation with the Statistische Physik II Übung. The students are invited to attend the combined lecture-exercise classes.
First meeting for the VO and the UE and first lecture: Thursday 07.03.2024, 9:45 during the first lecture.
Further information will be provided in February
The registration for the lecture part will be possible till Thu. 21.03.2024.
Registration until 8.3.2024 in TISS is mandatory when chosing the "VU-Modus" (for one of the Tutoriumsgroup of the Exercise)
2 alternative exam options:
a) "VO-Modus": one written exam at the end of the semester on the content of the lecture. (Replacement test in October and additonal oral exams until two years after the end of the course).
b) "VU-Modus": Joint grading with the exercise course "UE 136.050 Statistische Physik II: Written exam at the end of the semester including material covered in the interactive tutor-based exercise classes (every week either lecture or exersice classes); (replacement test in October, no further oral exams).
Registration for the Statistical Physics II Exercise course via TISS is required before 8.3.2024 for participants who choose the exam option b).
Statistical Physics I, Quantum Mechanics I, Quantum Mechanics II
