Courses of possible interest

Spring 2011

Topics in Kinetics: Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics 446/546

Instructor: Marina Guenza 6-2877

In Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics we are concerned with time-dependent
processes in statistical mechanics. Systems out of equilibrium, but still close to
equilibrium, are modeled through theoretical approaches. More specifically we
will discuss

Stochastic Dynamics and Brownian Motion

Markov Processes

The Master Equation

Brownian Motion

Langevin Equations

Spectral Density

Fokker-Planck Equations

First Passage Times

The Kramers Problem
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Textbooks
D. A. Mc Quarrie, Statistical Mechanics, Harper Collins Publishers
L.E. Reichl, A Modern Course in Statistical Physics, A Wiley – Interscience Publication
R. Zwanzig, Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Oxford University Press
H. Risken, The Fokker-Planck Equation, Springer-Verlag.