PHYS 7653

PHYS 7653

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

An advanced, graduate-level exploration of selected topics in statistical mechanics – topics such as mean-field theory, scaling analysis, theories of quantum and classical phase transitions, renormalization-group methods, classical spin models, quantum rotor models, etc.

When Offered Fall.

Comments Student should have a high level of sophistication and interest. Undergraduates who enroll without instructor permission will be dropped from class.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  3697 PHYS 7653   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students unable to enroll in open class components during their pre-enroll window can join the waitlist at www.physics.cornell.edu/waitlist. Students will be placed in available spots prior to the start of classes when possible. Undergraduate students must receive permission from the instructor prior to enrolling.Undergrads who fail to receive permission from the instructor will be removed from the class.