by S. Ruffo & A. Trombettoni (2 credits, type C)
Main topics
- Introduction to long-range (LR) interactions
- Mean-field models
- Thermodynamics of LR systems: ensemble inequivalence and negative specific heat
- Non-equilibrium steady states
- Synchronization: the Kuramoto model
- RG treatment of LR systems
- Anisotropic LR interactions
- LR quantum spin chains
