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Statistical Thermodynamics of Nonequilibrium Processes
Seminar on Statistical Thermodynamics of Nonequilibrium Processes
Seminar will be held weekly on Mondays starting at 6pm in Room B101.
The seminar will be based on the book of J. Keizer, Statistical Thermodynamics of Nonequilibrium Processes, 1987. Copies are available from Marko.
Participants: Päivo Simson, Mervi Sepp, Merle Randrüüt, Marko Vendelin, Edith Soosaar, Ardo Illaste, Madis Pärn, Kert Tamm, Hena R. Ramay, Pearu Peterson, Ewald Quak, Heiko J. Herrmann, Liis Rebane ... All participants are added to thermodyn@cens.ioc.ee email list.
Plan for presentations and cakes:
- 16 October
- The Mechanical Description of Matter. Macroscopic Descriptions and Contractions. Stochastic Processes. Pages: 1..10.5, Speaker: Hena, Cake: Pearu.
- 23 October
- Stochastic Processes and Physical Ensembles. Brownian Motion and the Wiener Process. Pages: 10.5..21.5. Speaker: Päivo, Cake: Kert
- 30 October
- Stochastic Processes. Pages: 10..13. Speaker: Ewald.
Brownian Motion and the Wiener Process. Pages: 10.5..21.5. Speaker: Päivo.
Cake: Liis - 6 November
- The Langevin Equation and Stochastic Integrals. White noise. Pages: 21.5..29.33. Speaker: Liis, Cake: Ewald
- 13 November
- White noise. Solution of the Langevin Equation. Speaker: Ardo, Cake: Päivo.
- 20 November
- Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Processes. Speaker: Marko, Cake: Mervi
- 27 November
- The Linear Laws. Entropy, Dissipation, Fluxes, and Forces. Pages: 43..51 Speaker: Mervi, Cake: Edith
- 4 December
- The Hydrodynamic Level of Description. Pages: 52..61.67. Speaker: Heiko, Cake: Ardo
- 11 December
- Symmetry of the Two-Time Correlation Function and the Reciprocal Relations. Fluctuations in the Onsager Theory. Pages: 61.67..69.33. Speaker: Madis, Cake: Kert
- 18 December
- Fluctuations in the Onsager Theory. Overview. Pages: 69.33..78. Speaker: Pearu, Cake: Marko, Lecture notes: PDF
- 8 January
- Who will make the next presentation? Cake: Hena kindly volunteered.
- 15 January
- The Boltzmann Equation. Pages: 69..76. Speaker: Edith, Cake: Heiko.
- 22 January
- Boltzmann picture. mu-Space Averages and the Maxwell Distribution. Conservation Equations. Uniting the Onsager and Boltzmann Pictures. Speaker: Kert, Cake: Edith. Lecture notes: PDF.
- 29 January
- Speaker: Mervi, Cake: Päivo, Lecture notes: PDF .
- 5 February
- Speaker: Marko, Cake: Pearu
- 12 February
- Speaker: Päivo, Cake: Marko
- 19 February
- Speaker: Ardo, Cake: Madis
- 26 February
- Speaker: Pearu, Cake: Mervi
- 5 March
- Speaker: Päivo, Cake: Ardo
- 19 March
- Speaker: Kert, Cake: Madis
- 26 March
- Speaker: Madis, Cake: Marko
- 2 Aprill
- Speaker: Mervi, Cake: Marko
- 9 April
- Speaker: Marko, Cake: Pearu
The next Speaker will be determined by casting two dices and adding to a personal sum. The speaker will be this person who has lowest sum. Each presentation gives 6 points that will be added to personal sum. All other points will be abondon. If a person is absent in one seminar, she/he will get 2 minus points that will be added to the personal sum. If a speaker prepars a PDF file containing lecture notes and sends it to pearu@cens.ioc.ee then she/he will get 2 extra point for presentation.
The next Cake person will be determined by the Speaker on her/his choise of preference. However, it is recommended to choose the Cake person from the following criteria: The One Not Brought a Cake Yet, The Best/Worst Question Asker, The Noiciest/Silentiest Paricipant, The Best/Worst Cook. Everybody brings their own drinks.
Personal sums
| Participant | Personal sum |
|---|---|
| Pearu Peterson | 12 |
| Marko Vendelin | 10 |
| Mervi Sepp | 12 |
| Kert Tamm | 16 |
| Päivo Simson | 14 |
| Hena R. Ramay | out |
| Ewald Quak | out |
| Edith Soosaar | out |
| Heiko J. Herrmann | out |
| Ardo Illaste | 12 |
| Madis Pärn | 12 |
| Liis Rebane | out |