A digitally modified image of a sand dune, which served as the inspiration for the cover of Prof. Kardar's textbook Statistical Physics of Fields. (Image by Mehran Kardar)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Mehran Kardar
MIT Course Number
8.334
As Taught In
Spring 2014
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
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.
