Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions J. M. Yeomans
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

These universal features of Arctic melt pond evolution are similar to phase transitions in statistical physics. His area of specialization is Statistical Physics – Dynamics of Non-equilibrium Systems, Phase Transitions and Disordered Systems. Interacting particle systems, nonequilibrium phase transitions, hydrodynamic limits. The crucial claim is that phase transitions are qualitative changes that cannot be reduced to fit the more fundamental explanatory principles of statistical mechanics. Why people with certain genes can control hiv without therapy: from statistical mechanics to the clinic. There is also a discussion in "Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions", by J. Yeomans, which is less technical. The interesting thing in statistical mechanics is always to analyse phase transitions. This classic text, first published in 3993, is designed for graduate physics courses in statistical mechanics. Build a model like this — you'll find this in any introductory statistical mechanics book — and you get a self-consistency condition for the bulk magnetization. Applied probability theory, mathematical statistical mechanics. Should have a working knowledge of statistical mechanics on the intermediate level. The workshop on Computation and Phase Transitions brings together researchers from Statistical Physics, Probability, Discrete Mathematics, and Theoretical Computer Science. Statistical Physics of Biological Systems: epidemic models, branching processes, evolutionary dynamics. The research topics include superconductivity, quantum phase transitions, the physics of novel materials and nanostructures, and quantum computation. 6:00 – 8:00 Non-equilibrium phase transitions and random ordering in driven suspensions of rods.