132.968 Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2018W, VO, 2.0h, 3.0EC

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VO Lecture

Aim of course

The course introduces theoretical concepts for a quantitative treatment of phase transitions and critical phenomena. Applications from condensed matter theory (fluid and magnetic systems in particular) will serve as concrete examples.

Subject of course

1 Introduction; 2. Examples for phase transitions; 3. Thermodynamics; 4. Model systems; 5. Landau theory; 6. Correlation functions; 7. Critical exponents, scaling hypothesis; 8. Renormalizationgroup theory

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Mon08:15 - 10:0008.10.2018 - 21.01.2019Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Mon08.10.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon15.10.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon22.10.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon29.10.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon05.11.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon12.11.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon19.11.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon26.11.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon03.12.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon10.12.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon17.12.201808:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon07.01.201908:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon14.01.201908:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture
Mon21.01.201908:15 - 10:00Sem.R. DB gelb 10 Lecture

Examination modalities

oral exam

Course registration

Not necessary

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 434 Materials Sciences Mandatory elective
066 461 Technical Physics Mandatory elective
066 461 Technical Physics Mandatory elective
810 Technical Physics Mandatory elective
810 Technical Physics Mandatory elective

Literature

J.M. Yeomans, Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions (Clarendon Press, 1992) M.E. Fisher, Renormalization group theory: its basis and formulation in statistical physics, Rev.Mod.Phys. 70, 653 (1998) D.J. Amit, Field theory, the renomalization group, and critical phenomena (World Scientific, 1984)

Previous knowledge

Basic knowledge in statistical physics

Preceding courses

Miscellaneous

Language

German