Through a wide range of postgraduate courses, which may be either coursework or research-based, the students of this PhD program have the opportunity to develop the unique talents needed for their future career in the field of Statistical Physics. The staff members within the program are experts in their fields of research. Each one brings specific skills to their course, and collectively they provide a focus for intensive Statistical Physics research which strives for the highest standards of academic achievement. The PhD program consequently offers a stimulating and supportive environment for students engaging in postgraduate research in this area.
If you are interested in joining us to pursue postgraduate studies in Statistical Physics, please check the Join us page.
List of the courses
Note: From 3 to 14 February 2020, lectures will be suspended for the Statistical Field Theory school at GGI.
| Course name | Lecturer | Credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical Field Theory | G. Mussardo | 8 | 11 Nov. 2019 – 31 Jan. 2020 |
| Field Theory of Critical Phenomena | G. Delfino | 6 | 7 Oct. – 21 Dec. 2019 |
| Stochastic Dynamics in Statistical Physics | A. Gambassi | 6 | 7 Oct. – 21 Dec. 2019 |
| Entanglement Entropy and Quantum Field Theories | P. Calabrese | 5 | Jan. – Feb. 2020 |
| Tensor Network Methods for quantum many-body physics | M. Collura | 5 | Feb. – Apr. 2020 |
| Introduction to Holography | E. Tonni | 4 | 7 Jan. – 7 Mar. 2020 |
| Statistical Physics of Cold Atoms | A. Trombettoni | 4 | 7 Jan. – 7 Mar. 2020 |
| Number Theory and Quantum Mechanics | G. Mussardo | 2 | 7 – 30 Oct. 2019 |
| Properties of Long-Range Interacting Systems | S. Ruffo & A. Trombettoni | 2 | Apr. 2020 |
| Synthetic quantum systems | M. Dalmonte | 2 | Apr. – May 2020 |
| Advanced Topics in Probability Theory | M. Marsili | 2 | Nov. – Dec. 2019 |
| Introduction to Bethe Ansatz | F. Franchini | 2 | 17 Feb. – 15 Apr. 2020 |
| Disordered Systems | A. Scardicchio | 2 | Mar. – Apr. 2020 |
| Functional Renormalization Group | A. Trombettoni & N. Defenu | 2 | 7 — 22 May 2020 |
| Introduction to Random Matrices | P. Vivo | 2 | Apr. 2020 |
| Quantum Many-Body Physics Out of Equilibrium | A. Silva | 2 | To be announced |
| Transport in classical oscillator ensembles | Stefano Lepri | N/A | To be announced |
For details on the courses’ timetable, please check the Weekly schedule.
