Course Identification
From dynamical systems to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
Lecturers and Teaching Assistants
Prof. Efi Efrati, Prof. Oren Raz
Course Schedule and Location
Second Semester
Wednesday, 11:15 - 13:00, Drori Auditorium
21/03/2018
Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points
Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 2.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Elective; 2.00 points
Comments
On March 28th the lecture will be held at FGS room B.
Attendance and participation
Scheduled date 1
16/07/2018
Weissman, Seminar Rm A,Weissman, Seminar Rm B
Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)
Syllabus
1. Dynamical systems
2. Equilibrium / Boltzmann equation
3. Near Equilibrium
4. Stochastic tools
5. Non Equiliobrium work relations
6. Large deviations
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students would:
- Extend their toolbox of statistical mechanics to systems out of equilibrium and far from the thermodynamic limit.