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Statistical Physics

European Master on Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Juan MR Parrondo. http://seneca.fis.ucm.es/parr

Office  216.  parrondo@fis.ucm.es

Luis Dinis. http://seneca.fis.ucm.es/index.php/miembros-menu-item/luis-dinis

Office 204. ldinis@fis.ucm.es

 

 

  1. Thermodynamics and probability:  lecture notes, exercises.

  2. Statistical ensembles: lecture notes, exercises, a note on the specific heat of gases (for exercise 2).

  3. Quantum ideal gases.

  4. Phase transitions:  lecture notes (in Spanish); exercises.

  5. Markov chains and master equations: exercises, papers (Cooling by heating, Paradoxical games).

  6. Stochastic differential equations: notes on stochastic processes lessons 1, 5, and 6); exercise on stochastic bifurcations; lab experiment (optical tweezers calibration).

  7. The Boltzmann Equation.

 

Online lectures

Projects:

 

  1. Bose-Einstein condensates: the basic theory (Huang's book), the first experimental realization, a review.

  2. Branching processes and nuclear reactions: Haccou et al, Neutron fluctuations .

  3. Cooling electrons.

  4. Levy flights: laser cooling, plasmas.

  5. Stochastic differential equations and financial markets: the Black-Scholes Equation.

  6. Buffer systems.

  7. The Vlasov Equation.

© 2016 by  Juan MR Parrondo

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