Kinetic Theory
by David Tong
Publisher: University of Cambridge 2012
Number of pages: 106
Description:
This is a graduate course on topics in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, covering kinetic theory, stochastic processes and linear response. It is aimed at masters students and PhD students. The full set of lecture notes are around 100 pages.
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