Lectures related to Quantum Thermal Conductance: Phonon Scattering

Statistical Mechanics: Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac Statistics

Discusses Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics in statistical mechanics.

Chemical Equilibria and Reactivity

Explores chemical equilibria, entropy, and thermodynamic principles in advanced chemistry.

Ensembles and Partition Functions

Covers ensembles, partition functions, and distributions in statistical thermodynamics.

Markov Chain: Configuration Sampling

Introduces the concept of a Markov process and chain in configuration sampling.

From Boltzmann to Vlasov equation

Discusses the derivation of Vlasov equation from Boltzmann equation, conservation laws, and formal solutions.

Thermal Fluctuations: Importance at Cellular Scale

Explores the impact of thermal fluctuations at the cellular scale, emphasizing randomness in biological processes and the distribution of kinetic energy in gas molecules.

Canonical Distribution: Gibbs Entropy and Ensembles

Explores the derivation of the canonical distribution based on Gibbs's entropy and a maximum entropy principle.

Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm

Covers the Metropolis-Hastings and Glauber algorithms for sampling from the Boltzmann distribution in the Curie-Weiss model.