FA015 Statistical Physics of Particles and Fields

Faculty of Science
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Krtička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Rikard von Unge, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Rikard von Unge, Ph.D.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Rikard von Unge, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives (in Czech)
Velká část moderní fyziky využívá nástrojů teorie pole. V tomto kurzu je studentům předvedena řada jednoduchých modelů, které ukazují jevy společné pro částicovou fyziku a fyziku kondenzovaných látek. V průběhu kurzu bude zavedena řada užitečných nástrojů a technik. Uvedené modely umožňují intuitivní vhled, který je velmi užitečný pro porozumění komplexním reálným fyzikálním systémům.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Collective behavior, Phase transitions, Critical behavior 2. Landau-Ginzburg theory, mean field theory, saddle point approximation, continuous symmetry breaking, Goldstone modes 3. Fluctuations, correlation functions, susceptibilities, critical dimension, Gaussian integrals 4. The scaling hypothesis, divergence of the correlation length, the renormalization group 5. The perturbative renormalization group 6. Lattice systems 7. Series expansions, spin waves, the role of topology 8. Quantum phase transitions 9. Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SACHDEV, Subir. Quantum phase transitions. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, xviii, 501. ISBN 9780521514682. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
General note: L.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
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