Statistical Physics 2: Disordered Systems and Interdisciplinary Applications
Master 2 ICFP
Presentation of the course:
ECTS: 3
Language of instruction: English
Time: Monday (see program), 8:30am-12:30pm, room L357 (24 Rue Lhomond)
In the last decades, statistical physics has proven to be a successful theoretical framework, able to tackle central problems in physics but also in very disparate fields such as biology, computer science, economics, etc.
Explaining the theoretical developments that made such progress possible is the aim of these lectures.
Students will acquire a solid theoretical background, both conceptual and methodological, which is useful in a very broad range of contexts and represents an important piece of modern theoretical physics.
The material of this course is based on previous courses by
Giulio Biroli
and Guilhem
Semerjian. We warmly thank them for sharing it.
A brief list of topics that will be addressed:
- From random variables to random matrices: universal results and properties
- Disordered systems: glasses, spin glasses, interfaces in random media...
- Random graphs and random optimization problems in computer science
- Out of equilibrium glassy dynamics
The program of the course for
2023 and some introductory slides
If you want to attend the course, please register by contacting Medina Mahrez
Lectures:
Note: video recordings of the 2021 course are available
on Youtube
Lecture 1: notes;
exercise and
its solution;
homework and
its solution;
some
details on Lévy stable distributions
Lecture 2: notes;
exercise and
its solution;
homework and
its solution
Lecture 3: notes;
exercise and
its solution;
homework
Lecture 4: notes;
exercise and
its solution
Lecture 5: notes;
exercise and
its solution;
homework and
its solution
Lecture 6: notes;
exercise and
its solution;
homework and
its solution
Lecture 7: notes;
exercise and
its solution;
homework and
its solution
Lecture 8: notes;
exercise and
its solution
Lecture 9: notes;
exercise and
its solution
Final exam 2020: text and
its solution
Final exam 2021: text and
its solution
Final exam 2022: text and
its solution
Final exam 2023: text and
its solution