Information Package / Course Catalogue
Special Topics in Statistical Physics
Course Code: FZK607
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To learn magnetic phase transitions in systems, classification systems, simulation model .

Course Content

Spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg Models, Star-Triangle, Decoration-Iteration Transformations, Computer Simulations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to express phase transitions
2.Can be classify phase transitions
3.Be able to express Spin-1/2 models
4.To learn computer simulations
5.To have information about the models used in defining statistical systems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R. J. Baxter, Exactly Solved Models in Statistical Mechanics, Academic Press, London, 1982.
2.J. Samuel Smart, Effective Field Theories of Magnetism, W. B. Saunders Company, London, 1966.
3.H. E. Stanley, Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1971.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Classical spin-1/2 Ising model.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Phase Transitions in Magnetic Syatems.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of Phase Transitions.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Star-Triangle Transformation.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Decoration-Iteration Transformation.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lattice Spin Models
Week 7 - Theoretical
Mean Field Approximation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Transfer Matrix Method, midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg model.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mixed spin models
Week 11 - Theoretical
Computer Simulation Methods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Monte-Carlo Simulation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cluster Variation Method
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pair Approximation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures14%28
Assignment1%5
Quiz2%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%37
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1483154
Assignment42216
Individual Work42112
Quiz4106
Midterm Examination1235
Final Examination1246
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)199
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
5
5
2
2
4
3
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
2
2
4
5
3
OÇ-3
5
4
5
4
4
3
5
3
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026