Phelma Formation 2022

Out-of-equilibrium statistical physics UGA - WPMNOES7

  • Number of hours

    • Tutorials 22.5

    ECTS

    ECTS 3.0

Goal(s)

Comprehension of the macroscopic dynamical response in microscopic terms. Comprehension of stochastic and deterministic descriptions of
the time evolution of interacting systems.

Contact Lionel BASTARD, Jean-Christophe TOUSSAINT

Content(s)

Fluctuation dynamics in thermodynamic systems, general properties of correlation functions and time response, relation with transport
phenomena and macroscopic irreversibility, Onsager principle, microscopic stochastic models, descriptions of Langevin and Fokker-Planck,
kinetic theory, Boltzmann equation, anomal diffusion, phase transition dynamics, growth phenomena, KPZ equation.



Prerequisites

Test

Semester 9 - The exam is given in english only 



Additional Information

Semester 9 - This course is given in english only EN

Course list
Curriculum->PNS->Semester 9
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9

Bibliography

Thermodynamique statistique (Le Bellac et Mortessagne)
Physique statistique hors équilibre (N. Pottier)
Stochastic processes, from Physics to Finance (J. Baschnagel, W. Paul)