Tenth Lecture Advanced Statistical Mechanics
(posting back again)
was devoted to fluctuations. I’ve started with critical opalescence, discussed Gaussian model, relation to susceptibility, quantum fluctuations, and then fluctuations near critical point: Goldstone and upper critical dimension.
Quantum fluctuations would have to be done better: I must think how to do this next time. The rest of material went affordable, and I did not have a noticeable time problem. Also I got more positive signals from the audience. My hope is rising: perhaps I finally manage to finish this course.
