Past Lectures
Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (Summer 2019)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Cihan Ayaz, Iason Tsiamis, Sina Zendehroud
Lecture Time: Tu. 10-12 and Fr. 8-10, 1.3.14 Hörsaal A (Arnimallee 14)
group 1: Tu. 12-14, 1.4.03 Seminarraum T2 (Arnimallee 14) Iason Tsiamis
group 2: Tu. 16-18, 1.3.21 Seminarraum T1 (Arnimallee 14) Sina Zendehroud
group 3: Fr. 10-12, 1.4.31 Seminarraum E3 (Arnimallee 14) Cihan Ayaz
1st Exam: Friday, July 12 at 8 am in 1.3.14 Hörsaal A (Arnimallee 14)
1st Exam results: Exam Results
You can have a look at your corrected exam on Wednesday, July 17, between 2 - 3 pm in room 0.3.06.
2nd Exam: Friday, October 11 at 10 am in 1.3.14 Hörsaal A (Arnimallee 14)
Exercises:
Preparation problems for the exam
Extra:
For running the Jupyter notebook (.ipynb) programs you need Python and the packages: Jupyter, NumPy and Matplotlib.
The pressure of ideal and real gases at a constant temperature
The specific heat cp of various substances
The efficiency of heat engines
Equations of state for typical substances
Mathematical tools in statistical physics
Content:
- equilibrium ensembles
- thermodynamics: thermodynamic potentials, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles
- ideal quantum gases
- phase transitions
- interacting systems
- introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
Literature:
R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth Heinemann 1996)
F. Schwabl, Statistical Mechanics (2nd ed., Springer 2006)
F. Reif, Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics (McGraw-Hill 1965)
W. Nolting, Grundkurs theoretische Physik 6: Statistische Physik (Springer 2005)
Advanced Statistical Physics II (Winter 2018/19)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Florian Bruenig, Laura Lavacchi, Bernhard Mitterwallner
1st Exam: 06.02.2019 10:00 1.3.14 Hörsaal A (Arnimallee 14)
2nd Exam: 12.04.2019 10:00 1.4.31 Seminarraum E3 (Arnimallee 14)
You can have a look at your exam until next friday, May 10th.
Target audience: students admitted to the Master's program
Exercises:
Extra:
Content:
- skript (uncorrected!)
- non-equilibrium thermodynamics (Entropy production, Onsager relations)
- causality and fluctuations
- stochastic processes (Markov processes, Master equation, Langevin and Fokker-Planck equation) - kinetic theory - phase transitions (Landau theory, Gaussian fluctuations, correlation functions, renormalization theory) - theory of liquids - hydrodynamics and elasticity theory
Literature:
- de Groot and Mazur, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
- Risken, The Fokker-Planck Equation
- van Kampen, Stochastic processes in physics and chemistry
- Zwanzig, Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
Summer 2018 Winter 2017/2018 Summer 2017 Winter 2016/17 Summer 2016 Winter 2015/16 Summer 2015 Winter 2014/15 Winter 2013/14 Summer 2013 Winter 2012/13 Summer 2012 Winter 2011/12
Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (Summer 2018)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Douwe Bonthuis, Jan Daldrop, Philip Loche
1st Exam: 20.07.2018 08:00
2nd Exam: 05.10.2018 10:00
Target audience: students admitted to the Master's program
Exercises:
Extra:
For running the Jupyter notebook (.ipynb) programs you need Python and the packages: Jupyter, NumPy and Matplotlib.
Content:
- equilibrium ensembles
- thermodynamics: thermodynamic potentials, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles
- ideal quantum gases
- phase transitions
- interacting systems
- introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
Literature:
R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth Heinemann 1996)
F. Schwabl, Statistical Mechanics (2nd ed., Springer 2006)
F. Reif, Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics (McGraw-Hill 1965)
W. Nolting, Grundkurs theoretische Physik 6: Statistische Physik (Springer 2005)
Advanced Statistical Physics II (Winter 2017/18)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Florian Bruenig, Laura Lavacchi, Bernhard Mitterwallner
Exam: 05.02.2018 10:00
Exam results:The results are published with the last four digits of the student ID
2nd Exam: 13.04.2018 10:00
If there are problems with the date, contact Prof. Dr. Netz
2nd Exam results:The results are published with the last four digits of the student ID
Content:
- skript (uncorrected!)
- non-equilibrium thermodynamics (Entropy production, Onsager relations)
- causality and fluctuations
- stochastic processes (Markov processes, Master equation, Langevin and Fokker-Planck equation) - kinetic theory - phase transitions (Landau theory, Gaussian fluctuations, correlation functions, renormalization theory) - theory of liquids - hydrodynamics and elasticity theory
Literature:
- de Groot and Mazur, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
- Risken, The Fokker-Planck Equation
- van Kampen, Stochastic processes in physics and chemistry
- Zwanzig, Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
Exercises:
Extra:
Friction contribution to water-bond breakage kinetics
Non Equilibrium Motor proteins
Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (Summer 2017)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Douwe Bonthuis, Julian Kappler, Philip Loche
Target audience: students admitted to the Master's program
Content: | Contents.pdf |
- equilibrium ensembles | |
- thermodynamics: thermodynamic potentials, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles | |
- ideal quantum gases | |
- phase transitions | |
- interacting systems | |
- introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics | |
Script German (Chapter 1-5) | |
Script English (Chapter 1-2) | |
Script English (Chapter 3) | |
Script English (Chapter 4) | |
Script English (Chapter 5-7) | |
Literature: | R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth Heinemann 1996) |
F. Schwabl, Statistical Mechanics (2nd ed., Springer 2006) | |
F. Reif, Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics (McGraw-Hill 1965) | |
W. Nolting, Grundkurs theoretische Physik 6: Statistische Physik (Springer 2005) |
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Exam: |
21.07.2017 08:00 (1.3.14 Hörsaal A) |
Exam inspection: |
10.08.2017 14:00-16:00 (1.3.48) |
Exam Results: |
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2nd exam: |
13.10.2017 10:00 (1.3.14 Hörsaal A) |
2nd Exam inspection: |
possible until 13.11.2017; please contact tutors for appointment |
2nd Exam Results: |
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Exercises: |
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Extra: |
Binomial distribution and central limit theorem: simulation results |
Advanced Statistical Physics II (Winter 2016/17)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
2nd exam: | Mon., 10.04.17, 10:00-12:00 (Lecture hall A) |
Time: | Mon. 10:00-12:00 (lecture) |
Wed. 10:00-12:00 (lecture) | |
Tues. 14:00-16:00 (exercise) | |
Fri. 14:00-16:00 (exercise) | |
Audience: | students who have attended the course Advanced Statistical Physics I |
Content: |
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- non-equilibrium thermodynamics (Entropy production, Onsager relations) |
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- causality and fluctuations |
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- stochastic processes (Markov processes, Master equation, Langevin and Fokker-Planck equation) | |
- kinetic theory | |
- phase transitions (Landau theory, Gaussian fluctuations, correlation functions, renormalization theory) | |
- theory of liquids | |
- hydrodynamics and elasticity theory | |
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Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (Summer 2016)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Jan Daldrop, Douwe Bonthuis, Sadra Kashef
Target audience: students admitted to the Master's program
Lecture Time: | Tu. 10-12 and Th. 10-12, 0.1.01 Hörsaal B (Arnimallee 14) | |
Exercises: |
group 1: Tu. 08-10, 1.4.31, Seminarraum E3 (Arnimallee 14) group 2: Th. 12-14, 1.4.03, Seminarraum T2 (Arnimallee 14) group 3: Fr. 10-12, 1.4.31, Seminarraum E3 (Arnimallee 14) |
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Content: | Contents.pdf | |
- equilibrium ensembles | ||
- thermodynamics: thermodynamic potentials, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles | ||
- ideal quantum gases | ||
- phase transitions | ||
- interacting systems | ||
- introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics | ||
Script (Chapter 1-5) | ||
Literature: | R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth Heinemann 1996) | |
F. Schwabl, Statistical Mechanics (2nd ed., Springer 2006) | ||
F. Reif, Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics (McGraw-Hill 1965) | ||
W. Nolting, Grundkurs theoretische Physik 6: Statistische Physik (Springer 2005) |
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Exam: |
The first exam will take place on Thursday, July 21, 2016, 10:00 |
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Exam inspection: |
27.7.29016, 13:00-15:00, office 0.03.31 |
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2nd exam: |
The second exam will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2016, 10:00, HS A (!) |
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Exam Results: | ||
2nd Exam Results: |
results (2nd) |
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2nd Exam inspection: |
24.10.2016, 15:00-16:00, office 0.3.07 (We will enter the grades after the inspection, please contact us in urgent cases) |
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Exercises: |
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Due to students demand, future exercise sheets will be published on the KVV website (link). |
Computergestützte Methoden der exakten Naturwissenschaften (Winter 2015/16)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Zielgruppe: | Studierende der Physik im 5. oder 6. Semester; Studierende anderer naturwissenschaftlicher Fachrichtungen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Python: |
Zusatzvorlesung "Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python": Mi, 14.10.2014, 17:00-19:00, Hörsaal A: Folien Empfohlene Literatur zum Einstieg in die Programmierung mit Python:
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Übung: |
In der ersten Vorlesungswoche finden keine Übungen statt. In der zweiten Woche gibt es während der Übung eine Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python. Ab der dritten Woche werden die Lösungen der Hausaufgaben in den Übungen besprochen. Bitte beachten Sie folgende Hinweise: Link Übungstermine:
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- Interpolation und approximative Darstellung von Funktionen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Eigenwertprobleme | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Fourier Transformationen, schnelle Fourier Transform (FFT), Wavelet-Transformation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Diffusion, Perkolation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Netzwerktheorie, Kleine-Welt-Phänomen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Zellulärer Automat, Conways Spiel des Lebens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Molekül Dynamik Simulationen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Gewöhnliche und partielle Differentialgleichungen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Advanced Statistical Physics II (Summer 2015)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Audience: | students who have attended the course Advanced Statistical Physics I |
Content: |
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- non-equilibrium thermodynamics (Entropy production, Onsager relations) |
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- causality and fluctuations |
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- stochastic processes (Markov processes, Master equation, Langevin and Fokker-Planck equation) | |
- kinetic theory | |
- phase transitions (Landau theory, Gaussian fluctuations, correlation functions, renormalization theory) | |
- theory of liquids | |
- hydrodynamics and elasticity theory | |
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Computergestützte Methoden der exakten Naturwissenschaften (Winter 2014/15)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Zielgruppe: | Studierende der Physik im 5. oder 6. Semester; Studierende anderer naturwissenschaftlicher Fachrichtungen. | ||||||||||||
Zeit: | Di. 12:00-14:00, Do. 12:00-14:00 Hörsaal A (Raum 1.3.14, Arnimallee 14) | ||||||||||||
Python: |
Zusatzvorlesung "Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python": Do, 16.10.2014, 14:00-16:00, Hörsaal A (im Anschluss an die Vorlesung): Folien Empfohlene Literatur zum Einstieg in die Programmierung mit Python:
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Übung: |
In der ersten Vorlesungswoche finden keine Übungen statt. In der zweiten Woche gibt es während der Übung eine Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python. Ab der dritten Woche werden die Lösungen der Hausaufgaben in den Übungen besprochen. Bitte beachten Sie folgende Hinweise: Link Die Übungen finden im Rechnerraum 1.3.01 statt. |
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Inhalt: | - Fehlerarithmetik | ||||||||||||
- Interpolation und approximative Darstellung von Funktionen | |||||||||||||
- Schnelle Fourier-Transformation | |||||||||||||
- Numerische Integration | |||||||||||||
- Monte-Carlo-Simulationen | |||||||||||||
- Funktionen und Nullstellen | |||||||||||||
- Lineare Gleichungssysteme | |||||||||||||
- Eigenwertprobleme | |||||||||||||
- Fourier Transformationen, schnelle Fourier Transform (FFT), Wavelet-Transformation | |||||||||||||
- Diffusion, Perkolation | |||||||||||||
- Netzwerktheorie, Kleine-Welt-Phänomen | |||||||||||||
- Zellulärer Automat, Conways Spiel des Lebens | |||||||||||||
- Molecular Dynamik Simulationen | |||||||||||||
- Gewöhnliche und partielle Differentialgleichungen | |||||||||||||
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Computergestützte Methoden der exakten Naturwissenschaften (Winter 2013/14)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Zielgruppe: | Studierende der Physik im 5. oder 6. Semester; Studierende anderer naturwissenschaftlicher Fachrichtungen. |
Zeit: | Di. 12:00-14:00, Do. 12:00-14:00 Hörsaal A |
Python: |
Zusatzvorlesung "Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python": Fr. 18.10.2013, 10:00-12:00, Seminarraum T3 (1.3.48) |
Übung: |
In der ersten Vorlesungswoche finden keine Übungen statt. In der zweiten Woche gibt es während der Übung eine Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python. Ab der dritten Woche werden die Lösungen der Hausaufgaben in den Übungen besprochen. Bitte beachten Sie folgende Hinweise: Link Die Übungen finden im Rechnerraum 1.3.01 statt. |
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Di. 14:15-15:45 Matej Kanduc (Englisch): matej.kanduc@fu-berlin.de | |
Do. 10:15-11:45 Klaus Rinne: krinne@physik.fu-berlin.de | |
Do. 14:15-15:45 Suliman Adam: mbcx7sa3@zedat.fu-berlin.de | |
Fr. 10:15-11:45 Alexander Schlaich: alexander.schlaich@fu-berlin.de | |
Inhalt: | - Fehlerarithmetik |
- Interpolation und approximative Darstellung von Funktionen | |
- Schnelle Fourier-Transformation | |
- Numerische Integration | |
- Monte-Carlo-Simulationen | |
- Funktionen und Nullstellen | |
- Lineare Gleichungssysteme | |
- Eigenwertprobleme | |
- Fourier Transformationen, schnelle Fourier Transform (FFT), Wavelet-Transformation | |
- Diffusion, Perkolation | |
- Netzwerktheorie, Kleine-Welt-Phänomen | |
- Zellulärer Automat, Conways Spiel des Lebens | |
- Molecular Dynamik Simulationen | |
- Gewöhnliche und partielle Differentialgleichungen | |
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Advanced Statistical Physics II (Summer 2013)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Target audience: | students who have attended the course Advanced Statistical Physics I |
Lecture Time: | Tue.14:00-16:00, Thu. 14:00-16:00 Hörsaal A |
Exercises: |
Wed. 14:00-16:00 T1 (1.3.21), Fry. 12:00-14:00 FBR (1.1.16) skript (uncorrected! If you find mistakes, please report to jkappler@physik.fu-berlin.de or daldrop@zedat.fu-berlin.de . Thank you!) |
Exam: | The exam will take place on the 18.7.2013 at 14:00 in HS A. |
Content: | - non-equilibrium thermodynamics (Entropy production, Onsager relations) |
- causality and fluctuations | |
- stochastic processes (Markov processes, Master equation, Langevin and Fokker-Planck equation) | |
- kinetic theory | |
- phase transitions (Landau theory, Gaussian fluctuations, correlation functions, renormalization theory) | |
- theory of liquids | |
- hydrodynamics and elasticity theory | |
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Computergestützte Methoden der exakten Naturwissenschaften (Winter 2012/13)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Zielgruppe: | Studierende der Physik im 5. oder 6. Semester; Studierende anderer naturwissenschaftlicher Fachrichtungen. |
Zeit: | Mo. 12:00-14:00, Do. 12:00-14:00 Hörsaal A |
Python: |
Zusatzvorlesung "Einführung in die Programmierung mit Python": Di. 16.10.2012, 16:00-18:00, Hörsaal A |
Inhalt: | - Fehlerarithmetik |
- Interpolation und approximative Darstellung von Funktionen | |
- Schnelle Fourier-Transformation | |
- Numerische Integration | |
- Monte-Carlo-Simulationen | |
- Funktionen und Nullstellen | |
- Lineare Gleichungssysteme | |
- Eigenwertprobleme | |
- Gewöhnliche und partielle Differentialgleichungen | |
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Advanced Statistical Physics II (Summer 2012)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Yann von Hansen, Susanne Liese
Target audience: students who have attended the course Advanced Statistical Physics I
Lecture Time: | Wed.8:30-10, Fri. 8:30-10 Hörsaal A |
Exercises: |
Thu. 12-14, Seminarraum E2, 1.1.53 |
Content: | - Non-equilibrium thermodynamics (Entropy production, Onsager relations) |
- causality and fluctuations | |
- stochastic processes (Markov processes, Master equation, Langevin and Fokker-Planck equation) | |
- kinetic theory | |
- phase transitions (Landau theory, Gaussian fluctuations, correlation functions, renormalization theory) | |
- theory of liquids | |
- hydrodynamics and elasticity theory | |
Literature: | de Groot and Mazur, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics |
Risken, The Fokker-Planck Equation | |
van Kampen, Stochastic processes in physics and chemistry |
Advanced Statistical Physics (WS11/12)
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz
Klaus Rinne, Julius Schulz
Target audience: students admitted to the Master's program
Lecture Time: | Wed.12-14, Fri. 12-14 Hörsaal A | ||
Exercises: | group 1; Thu. 12-14, Seminarraum T1, 1.3.21
group 2; Thu. 16-18, Seminarraum T2, 1.4.03 |
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General Information: | scope.pdf | ||
Content: | Contents.pdf | ||
- equilibrium ensembles | |||
- thermodynamics: thermodynamic potentials, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles | |||
- ideal quantum gases | |||
- phase transitions | |||
- interacting systems | |||
- introduction to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics | |||
Script (Chapter 1-5) | |||
Literature: | R.K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics (Butterworth Heinemann 1996) | ||
F. Schwabl, Statistical Mechanics (2nd ed., Springer 2006) | |||
F. Reif, Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics (McGraw-Hill 1965) | |||
W. Nolting, Grundkurs theoretische Physik 6: Statistische Physik (Springer 2005) | |||
Exam Information: | hints | ||
First Exam (17.02.2012): | part 1 | ||
part 2 | |||
solution part 1 | |||
solution part 2 | |||
Second Exam (21.03.2012): | part 1 | ||
part 2 | |||
solution part 1 | |||
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