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\high{Microscopic} theories! +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\addtocounter{page}{-1} +\title{What is Statistical Mechanics?} +\begin{itemize} + \item Phenomena that are \high{directly observable} are \high{Macroscopic}: for example + \begin{itemize} + \item Ideal gas law: \high{free molecules} + $$pV=Nk_BT$$ + \item Freezing and other phase transitions: \high{ordering of particles}. + \item Ohm's law: \high{electrons moving through a metal} + $$V=RI$$ + \end{itemize} + \vskip-5pt + + \item How to understand these? \high{Microscopic} theories! +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{What is Statistical Mechanics?} +\vfill +\begin{itemize} + \item Statistical mechanics: understanding how the \high{macroscopic} properties follow from the \high{microscopic} laws of nature (``first principles''). +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{The arrow of time} +\begin{itemize} + \item The microscopic dynamics are \high{reversible}. + \begin{itemize} + \item Consider the motion of a point particle, which follows the laws of Newtonian mechanics. + \item If time is \high{reversed}, the motion still satisfies the \high{same} laws of Newtonian mechanics. + \end{itemize} + + \item Many macroscopic phenomena are \high{irreversible}. + \begin{itemize} + \item For example: friction: the law of friction is not invariant under time reversal. + \item Or, consider the expansion of a gas in a container. + \end{itemize} +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{The thermodynamic limit} +\begin{itemize} + \item One mole $\approx\ 6.02\times10^{23}$. + + \item Whereas a \high{finite} number of microscopic particles behaves reversibly, an \high{infinite} number of microscopic particles does not. + + \item Fundamental tool of statistical mechanics: the \high{thermodynamic limit}, in which the number of particles $\to\infty$. + +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Putting the Statistics in Statistical Mechanics} +\begin{itemize} + \item To understand these infinite particles interacting with each other, we use \high{probability theory}. + + \item Simple example: the free gas: + \begin{itemize} + \item Each particle is a point, and no two particles interact with each other. + \item Probability distribution: \high{Gibbs distribution} + $$ + p(\mathbf x,\mathbf v)=\frac1Z e^{-\beta H(\mathbf x,\mathbf v)} + ,\quad + \beta:=\frac1{k_BT} + $$ + where $H(\mathbf x,\mathbf v)$ is the energy of the configuration where the particles are located at $\mathbf x\equiv(x_1,\cdots,x_N)$ with velocities $\mathbf v\equiv(v_1,\cdots,v_N)$. + \end{itemize} +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{The free gas} +\begin{itemize} + \item The energy is the kinetic energy: + $$ + H(\mathbf x,\mathbf v)= + \frac12m\sum_{i=1}^Nv_i^2 + . + $$ + \vskip-5pt + + \item Denoting the number of particles by $N$ and the volume by $V$, we have + $$ + Z=V^N\left(\frac{2\pi}{\beta m}\right)^{\frac32N} + . + $$ + \vskip-5pt + + \item The pressure can be computed to be + $$ + p + =\frac N{\beta V} + \equiv\frac{Nk_BT}V + $$ + that is, the ideal gas law. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard sphere model} +\begin{itemize} + \item Let us now consider a system where the microscopic particles \high{interact}: the \high{hard sphere model}, in which each particle is a sphere of radius $R$, and the interaction is such that no two spheres can overlap. + + \item Probability distribution: + $$ + p(\mathbf x)=\frac1Ze^{\beta\mu N} + $$ + where $\mu$ is the \high{chemical potential} and $\beta=\frac1{k_BT}$. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard sphere model} +\vskip-10pt +\begin{itemize} + \item We expect, from numerical simulations, to see two phases: a \high{gaseous} phase and a \high{crystalline} one. +\end{itemize} + +\hfil +\includegraphics[width=3cm]{gas.png} +\hfil +\includegraphics[width=3cm]{crystal.png} +\vskip-10pt + +\begin{itemize} + \item In the \high{gaseous phase}, the particles are almost decorrelated: they behave as if they did not interact. + + \item In the \high{crystalline phase}, they form large scale periodic structures: they behave very differently from the non-interacting gas. +\end{itemize} + +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard sphere model} +\begin{itemize} + \item The \high{gaseous phase} is very well understood. Much about it can be computed using analytic expansions (called ``cluster expansions'' or ``Mayer expansions''). + + \item The \high{crystalline phase} is much more of a mystery: we still lack a proof that it exists at positive temperatures! + + \item \high{Open Problem}: prove that hard spheres crystallize at sufficiently low temperatures. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Liquid crystals} +\begin{itemize} + \item Phase of matter that shares properties of \high{liquids} (disorder) and \high{crystals} (order). + + \item Nematic liquid crystals: order in orientation, disorder in position. +\end{itemize} +\hfil\includegraphics[width=4cm]{nematic.png} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Liquid crystals} +\begin{itemize} + \item Model: hard cylinders. + + \item Expected phases: \high{gas}, \high{nematic}, \high{smectic} +\end{itemize} +\hfil\includegraphics[height=4cm]{gas-rods.png} +\hfil\includegraphics[height=4cm]{nematic.png} +\hfil\includegraphics[height=4cm]{smectic.png} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Liquid crystals} +\begin{itemize} + \item Here again, the gas phase is well understood, but neither the nematic nor the smectic have yet been proved to exist. + + \item \high{Open Problem}: Prove the existence of a nematic or smectic phase. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Continuous symmetry breaking} +\begin{itemize} + \item Difficulty for both the hard spheres and liquid crystals: \high{breaking a continuous symmetry} (translation for the hard spheres, rotation for the liquid crystals). + + \item Continuous symmetries cannot\textsuperscript{$\ast$} be broken in one or two dimensions. + + \item Continuous symmetry breaking can, so far, only be proved in very special models. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Lattice models} +\begin{itemize} + \item Many examples: +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\hfil\includegraphics[width=1.2cm]{diamond.pdf} +\hfil\includegraphics[width=1.2cm]{cross.pdf} +\hfil\includegraphics[width=1.2cm]{hexagon.pdf} +\par +\vfill +\hfil\includegraphics[width=0.9cm]{V_triomino.pdf} +\hfil\includegraphics[width=0.9cm]{T_tetromino.pdf} +\hfil\includegraphics[width=0.9cm]{L_tetromino.pdf} +\hfil\includegraphics[width=0.9cm]{P_pentomino.pdf} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard diamond model} +\hfil\includegraphics[height=6cm]{diamonds.pdf} +\vfill +\eject + +\addtocounter{page}{-1} +\title{Hard diamond model} +\hfil\includegraphics[height=6cm]{diamonds_color.pdf} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard diamond model} +\vfill +\begin{itemize} + \item Idea: treat the vacancies as a gas of ``virtual particles''. + + \item Can prove crystallization for a large class of lattice models. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard rods on a lattice} +\begin{itemize} + \item Model: rods of length $k$ on $\mathbb Z^2$. +\end{itemize} +\hfil\includegraphics[height=5cm]{rods.pdf} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Hard rods on a lattice} +\begin{itemize} + \item Can prove that, when $k^{-2}\ll\rho\ll k^{-1}$, the system forms a nematic phase. + + \item For larger densities, one expects yet another phase, in which there are tiles of horizontal and vertical rods. + + \item \high{Open Problem}: generalization to 3 dimensions. +\end{itemize} +\vfill +\eject + +\title{Conclusion} +\begin{itemize} + \item Statistical Mechanics establishes a \high{link} between \high{Microscopic} theories and \high{Macroscopic} behavior. + + \item (In equilibrium) it consists in studying the properties of special probability distributions called \high{Gibbs Measures}. + + \item Even simple models pose significant mathematical challenges. + + \item Still, much can be said about \high{lattice models}, even though there are many problems that are \high{still open}! +\end{itemize} + +\end{document} |