MIT 8.334 Statistical Mechanics II, Spring 2014
Basic principles are examined in this class, such as the laws of thermodynamics and the concepts of temperature, work, heat, and entropy. Created by MIT OpenCourseWare .
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1: Collective Behavior, from Particles to Fields Part 1
2: Lec 1 (continued); The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 1
3: The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 2
4: The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 3
5: The Landau-Ginzburg Approach Part 4
6: The Scaling Hypothesis Part 1
7: The Scaling Hypothesis Part 2
8: The Scaling Hypothesis Part 3
9: Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 1
10: Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 2
11: Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 3
12: Perturbative Renormalization Group Part 4
13: Position Space Renormalization Group, Part 1
14: Position Space Renormalization Group, Part 2
15: Series Expansions Part 1
16: Series Expansions Part 2
17: Series Expansions Part 3
18: Series Expansions Part 4
19: Series Expansions Part 5
20: Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 1
21: Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 2
22: Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 3
23: Continuous Spins at Low Temperatures Part 4