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| PHYS0069-1 | Introduction to statistical physics
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Biomedical Engineering, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, research focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, specialized approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, specialized approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, specialized approach, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Nicolas Vandewalle |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Introduction
2. Statistics
3. Statistical approach
4. Gibbs measures
5. Ideal gas revisited
6. Fluids
7. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
8. Fermi-Dirac distribution
9. Bose-Einstein distribution
10. Phase transitions
11. Spin models
12. Critical phenomena and scale invariance
13. Random walks
14. Percolation |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aim of this lecture is to introduce modern tools of statistical physics and to emphasize their applications : gas, amorphous systems, exotic materials, phase transitions, diffusion, ...
The second objective is to show original experiments to student as well as research projects. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The lecture is based on general physics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics and hamiltonian mechanics. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Exercises and additional examples to illustrate the theory.
Research projects in the lab. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Second semester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| PDF files can be found on the website of Prof. Nicolas Vandewalle. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written/oral examination (65%).
Presentation of the research project (35%). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Nicolas Vandewalle : 04/366.3703, nvandewalle@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Notes en ligne |
| Diapositives disponibles sur le site du Professeur Vandewalle. |
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