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2016 / 2017Graduate Schools of Arts & SciencesCourses

Advanced Statistical Mechanics

GRS PY 747

Credits:
4
Graduate Prerequisites:
CAS PY 501 ; CAS PY 512 ; CAS PY 531 ; CAS PY 542.

Introduction to classical and quantum chaos: Random Matrix Theory. Eigenstate thermalization hypothesis. Doubly-stochastic evolution. Fluctuation theorems and other thermodynamic relations. Integrable systems, Many-body localization. Dynamics of Hamiltonian systems close to the adiabatic limit. Counter-adiabatic driving. Non-adiabatic response and quantum geometry.

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