8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Physics of Fields (Spring 2014, MIT OCW): Lecture 05

8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Physics of Fields

8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Physics of Fields (Spring 2014, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Mehran Kardar. This is the second term in a two-semester course on statistical mechanics. Basic principles are examined in this class, such as the laws of thermodynamics and the concepts of temperature, work, heat, and entropy. Topics from modern statistical mechanics are also explored, including the hydrodynamic limit and classical field theories. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 05 - The Landau-Ginzburg Approach, Part 4

In this lecture, Prof. Kardar continues his discussion of The Landau-Ginzburg Approach, including Gaussian Integrals, Fluctuation Corrections to the Saddle Point, The Ginzburg Criterion.

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Lecture 01 - Collective Behavior from Particles to Fields, Part 1

Lecture 02 - Collective Behavior (cont.); The Landau-Ginzburg Approach, Part 1

Lecture 03 - The Landau-Ginzburg Approach, Part 2

Lecture 04 - The Landau-Ginzburg Approach, Part 3

Lecture 05 - The Landau-Ginzburg Approach, Part 4

Lecture 06 - The Scaling Hypothesis, Part 1

Lecture 07 - The Scaling Hypothesis, Part 2

Lecture 08 - The Scaling Hypothesis, Part 3

Lecture 09 - Perturbative Renormalization Group, Part 1

Lecture 10 - Perturbative Renormalization Group, Part 2

Lecture 11 - Perturbative Renormalization Group, Part 3