Transcription of Statistical Physics - DAMTP
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Preprint typeset in JHEP style - HYPER VERSION Lent Term, 2011 and 2012. Statistical Physics University of Cambridge part II Mathematical Tripos Dr David Tong Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics , Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 OBA, UK. 1 . Recommended Books and Resources Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics A comprehensive and detailed account of the subject. It's solid. It's good. It isn't quirky. Kardar, Statistical Physics of Particles A modern view on the subject which offers many insights. It's superbly written, if a little brief in places. A companion volume, The Statistical Physics of Fields covers aspects of critical phenomena.
A large part of this course will be devoted to guring out the interesting things that happen when you throw 1023 particles together. One of the recurring themes will be that 1023 6= 1. More is di erent: there are key concepts that are not visible in the underlying laws of physics but emerge only when we consider a large collection of particles.
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