Statistical Mechanics II

Landau–Ginzburg theory, the scaling hypothesis and the renormalisation group.

Syllabus

  1. Lectures

    1. 1. Collective Behavior, from Particles to Fields Part 1
    2. 2. Lec 1 (continued); The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 1
    3. 3. The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 2
    4. 4. The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 3
    5. 5. The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 4
    6. 6. The Scaling Hypothesis Part 1
    7. 7. The Scaling Hypothesis Part 2
    8. 8. The Scaling Hypothesis Part 3
    9. 9. Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 1
    10. 10. Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 2
    11. 11. Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 3
    12. 12. Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 4
    13. 13. Position Space Renormalization Group, Part 1
    14. 14. Position Space Renormalization Group, Part 2
    15. 15. Series Expansions Part 1
    16. 16. Series Expansions Part 2
    17. 17. Series Expansions Part 3
    18. 18. Series Expansions Part 4
    19. 19. Series Expansions Part 5
    20. 20. Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 1
    21. 21. Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 2
    22. 22. Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 3
    23. 23. Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 4
    24. 24. Dissipative Dynamics
    25. 25. Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 5
    26. 26. Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 6