COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS-II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5186 NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS-II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜL GÜLPINAR

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and mathematical description of
classical and quantum stochastic systems with examples from biophysics and condensed matter physics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a broad overview of concepts, methods and approaches within non-equilibrium
2   Be able to model new physical situations using the methods exemplified in the course
3   Be able to generalize and apply the methods to new problems
4   Have gained insights into more advanced methods which touch upon modern research
5   Have a broad overview of the application fields of the non-equilibrium

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Stochastic many-particle systems
3 Stochastic many-particle systems (cont.)
4 Directed percolation
5 Directed percolation (cont.)
6 Damage spreading
7 Damage spreading (cont.)
8 Mid term exam1
9 Interface growth
10 Interface growth (cont.)
11 Driven Diffusive Systems
12 Driven Diffusive Systems (cont.)
13 Mid Term Exam 2
14 Applications of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
15 Applications of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics (cont.)
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1 . L. P. Pitaevskii, E.M. Lifshitz, Physical Kinetics: Volume 10 (Course of Theoretical Physics), Butterworth-Heinemann; Reprint edition (1981), ISBN-13: 978-0750626354.
2. M. Le Bellac, F. Mortessagne, G. G. Batrouni, Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium
Statistical Thermodynamics, Cambridge University Press (2010), ISBN-13: 978-0521528955
3. D. Kondepudi and I. Prigogine, Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, John Wiley & Sons (1998), ISBN-13: 978-0471973942
4. C. Domb , R. K.P. Zia , B. Schmittmann , J. L. Lebowitz, Statistical Mechanics of Driven Diffusive Systems, Volume 17 (Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena), Academic Press (1995), ISBN-13: 978-0122203176 .
5. W. Ebeling, I.M. Sokolov, Statistical thermodynamics and stochastic theory of nonequilibrium systems, World Scientific, Singapore ( 2005).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2.Question-Answer
3.Discussing
4.Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 + MTE 2 + ASG/3 * 0.60 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 + MTE 2 + ASG/3 * 0.60 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The homework and mid-term exams of the student is assessed as the achievement of them in the semester.
2. At %40 score of final examination is added directly to the others.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue at least 70% of lessons.
2. If the student don t make the homework and attend mid-terms, he does not access the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.gulpinar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday between 10:00-11:00 a.m

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 7 35
Preparation for quiz etc. 8 6 48
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.245343
LO.34435
LO.454254
LO.55315

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