Lecture
Statistical Physics and Computer Simulation for CSE
Prof. Philippe H. Hünenberger + Prof. Sereina Riniker / FS24
Spring semester 2024 (FS24)
19 February – 31 May 2024 (Excl. Easter Break: 1-5 April)
Lectures
Thursdays, 09.45-11.30, HPT C103 , ETH Hönggerberg (14x2 hours), the recorded lectures can be found in the ETHZ videoportal (note that they usually appear there with some delay)
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Philippe H. Hünenberger, , www.csms.ethz.ch
Prof. Dr. Sereina Riniker, , www.iniker.ethz.ch
Lecture Notes
The slides of each lecture in pdf format will be available on the web site latest in the evening preceding a lecture (see documents page)
| lecture | week | date | lecturer | theme | exercise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08 | 22.02.2024 | PH | Introduction | E1 |
| 2 | 09 | 29.02.2024 | PH | Classical Mechanics | E1 |
| 3 | 10 | 07.03.2024 | PH | Quantum Mechanics | E2 |
| 4 | 11 | 14.03.2024 | PH | Phenomenological Thermodynamics | E3 |
| 5 | 12 | 21.03.2024 | PH | Combinatorics and Statistice | E4 |
| 6 | 13 | 28.03.2024 | PH | Statistical Mechanics Part I | E5 |
| - | 14 | 04.04.2024 | - | Easter Break (No Lecture) | - |
| 7 | 15 | 11.04.2024 | SR | Molecular Dynamics Simulation Part I | E6 |
| 8 | 16 | 18.04.2024 | PH | Molecular Dynamics Simulation Part II | E7 |
| 9 | 17 | 25.04.2024 | PH | Monte Carlo Sampling and Stochastic Dynamics | E8 |
| 10 | 18 | 02.05.2024 | PH | Calculation of Properties from Simulations | E9 |
| 11 | 19 | 09.05.2024 | - | Auffahrt (No Lecture 11 This Year) | P# |
| 12 | 20 | 16.05.2024 | PH | Statistical Mechanics Part II | P# |
| 13 | 21 | 23.05.2024 | SR | Free-Energy Calculations | P# |
| 14 | 22 | 30.05.2024 | PH+SR | Student Presentations (First Part) | P# |
Lecture number, calendar week, date, lecturer (PH=Hunenberger,SR=Riniker), theme, exercise taking place after the lecture