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Course Lecturer - Physics - PHYS 559 Advanced Statistical Mechanics
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Lectures and teaches Advanced Statistical Mechanics (PHYS 559) to graduate students, covering topics such as scattering and structure factors, correlation functions, mean field theory, critical phenomena, broken symmetry, and fluctuations.
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Course: PHYS 559
Title: Advanced Statistical Mechanics
Term: Winter 2027
Schedule: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 11:35 am-12:25pm
Credits: 3
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
PHYS 559 is an advanced course in statistical mechanics, covering topics such as scattering and structure factors; review of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; correlation functions (static); mean field theory; critical phenomena; broken symmetry; fluctuations, roughening.
Applicants should have: Expertise in content area of the course. Previous experience as an instructor or teaching assistant at the university-level.
Education: Ph.D. in Physics
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