MATH Seminar
| Title: A brief introduction to the the Ising model and phase transitions in statistical physics |
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| Seminar: Analysis and Differential Geometry |
| Speaker: David Borthwick of Emory University |
| Contact: David Borthwick, davidb@mathcs.emory.edu |
| Date: 2010-09-07 at 4:00PM |
| Venue: MSC W301 |
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| Abstract: In this very introductory talk we'll introduce the Ising spin chain model, which is the basic physics model underlying this experiment. The Ising model is extremely simple to describe, and yet its behavior is complex enough to provide a good model for phase transitions in real materials. The main point of this talk will be to describe how phase transitions (e.g., ice melting to water) are understood in terms of simple statistical physics models. |
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