Saddle-point approximation in statistical physics, part II
Saddle-point approximation in statistical physics, part II
- Event time: 11:30am
- Event date: 20th February 2013
- Speaker: Juraj Szavits Nossan (Formerly School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
After reviewing large deviations principle and the method for computing rate function via moment-generating function (Gartner-Ellis theorem), I will use this framework to give a view on statistical physics that is usually omitted in textbooks. Finally, I will explore few interesting examples when this approach fails leading to phenomena as different as negative heat capacity in systems with long-range interactions, real-space condensation far from equilibrium and insolvency of an insurance company caused by a large claim.
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