705904 Field Theory of Non-Equilibrium Systems

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705904
Field Theory of Non-Equilibrium Systems
VO 2
4
weekly
every 2nd year
English
The course encompasses an introduction to various aspects of the theory of ultracold quantum gases. We provide an overview of concepts needed to work in this field by focussing on concrete and prominent physical situations. We will discuss the many-body physics of both bosonic and fermionic systems in the continuum as well as on the optical lattice in thermodynamic equilibrium, also paying attention to the microscopic origin of the respective models. On the methodological side, the functional integral formulation of many-body systems will be introduced and applied to various situations.

Contents: 

     Keldysh functional integral for closed and open quantum systems.

     Classical Limit: Langevin equations, Martin-Siggia-Rose functional  integral,   Fokker-Planck equations.

     Near-equilibrium dynamics:

              Kinetic equation and thermalization.

              Nucleation and first order phase transitions.

              Dynamical second order phase transitions.

 

      Non-Equilibrium dynamics:

             Reaction-diffusion systems.

             Surface roughening, Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation.

             Driven quantum matter, criticality in exciton-polaritons systems.

 

       Disordered fermion systems, weak localization

 

Lecture, assessment is based on a single examination at the end of the course.

Course examination according to § 7, statute section on "study-law regulations"

Will be announced in the first lecture.

Statistical mechanics including second quantization; basic knowledge of functional integrals is helpful but not mandatory.

04.10.2013
Group 0
Date Time Location
Fri 2013-10-04
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-10-11
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-10-18
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-10-25
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-11-08
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-11-15
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-11-22
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-11-29
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-12-06
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2013-12-13
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2014-01-10
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2014-01-17
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2014-01-24
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36
Fri 2014-01-31
09.15 - 11.00 Seminarraum 2/36 Seminarraum 2/36