Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena   2VO    WS 2025/26

• New:  The use of Artificial Intelligence for the optional exercises is encouraged. Experiences will be discussed.

• Announcement

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• Lecture notes (in German) pdf

  • Universality (pictures) pdf

  • Slides chapter 1+2 (with annotations) pdf  ,  excercises pdf
    

  • Slides chapter 3 (with annotations) pdf

  • Slides chapter 4 (with annotations) pdf

  • Slides chapter 5 (with annotations) pdf

  • Slides chapter 6 (with annotations) pdf

  • Slides chapter 7 (with annotations) pdf

  • Slides chapter 8 (with annotations) pdf

  • Slides chapter 9 (with annotations) pdf

    
    

• Some recommended books:

• Plischke and Bergersen, Equilibrium Statistical Physics
• Binney et al, The Theory of Critical Phenomena
• Landau and Binder: Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Mechanics
  
  

• Simulations:

• Online simulation of the Ising model: single spin flips and clusters, by Ch. Maier (TUG)
  
  

• Other documents:

• Paper: Vectorized search for single clusters
• Paper: Infinite lattice simulations