CODE 61867 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 FISICA 9012 (LM-17) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 FISICA 9012 (LM-17) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR FIS/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2017/2018) THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2017 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2017 MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2017 NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2017 PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2018/2019) THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2018 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2018 MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2018 NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2018 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The main objective of the course is to to teach the fundamentals of statistical physics of out of equilibrium systems. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Verify and stimulate the basic knowledge on statistical physics. To take on recent arguments in the simplest possible context so to stimulate interest for the recent deveopments of statistical mechanics. TEACHING METHODS Traditional SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1) An example: spin diffusion 2) Formal properties of correlation functions 3) The normal fluid 4) The memory function formalism 5) The Brownian motion 6) Breaking symmetry RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Reference textbooks are: Forster-Hydrodynamics fluctuations, broken symmetry and correlation functions Kaprivsky, Redner, Naim-A kinetic view of statistical physics TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD NICODEMO MAGNOLI Ricevimento: The teacher meets with students on tuesday and on wednesday from 14 to 16. Exam Board NICODEMO MAGNOLI (President) ANDREA AMORETTI NICOLA MAGGIORE PIERANTONIO ZANGHI' LESSONS Class schedule STATISTICAL PHYSICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The oral exam is conducted by the main teacher and by another expert and it lasts from twenty to forty minutes. ASSESSMENT METHODS There are a fixed number of questions (the same for all students) that focus on the exam program so the commission can judge the preparation of the student and its autonomy.
