Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in physics | 6 crédits | |||
| Master in mathematics (120 ECTS) | 8 crédits | |||
| Master in mathematics (60 ECTS) | 8 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The lecture is based on general physics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics and hamiltonian mechanics.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercises and additional examples to illustrate the theory. Research projects in the lab.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Second semester.
Recommended or required readings
PDF files can be found on the website of Prof. Nicolas Vandewalle.
Assessment methods and criteria
Obligation to follow lab projects.
Written/oral examination (65%).
Presentation of the research project (35%).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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Contacts
Nicolas Vandewalle : 04/366.3703, nvandewalle@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The end of the lectures was given through zoom videoconferencing. Laboratories and exercices are cancelled.
Assessment subjects
From the introduction to quantum fluids.
Assessment methods
A specific problem is given to each student. A small report of 2-3 pages is aksed after one week in PDF.
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
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PDF files
PDF files