*Due to some unforeseen circumstances Prof. Srinivasa Varadhan will not be able to deliver the Srinivasa Ramanujan lecture series, therefore the lecture series stands cancelled
We will develop the theory of large deviations mainly through some examples and explore its use in both equilibrium and nonequilibrium studies in statistical mechanics. Although large deviation theory is estimation of small probabilities in exponential scale, these exponentially small probabilities are probabilities of exponentially growing random variables. This makes the theory interesting and useful. In the case of nonequlibrium studies with conserved quantities, one does not know much about the evolving states. Large deviation theory provides a way of transferring estimates of probabilities of events from equilibrium to non equilibrium. These ideas will be illustrated through examples.
Lecture 1: 14 August 2017 Monday, 4:00 PM
Lecture 2: 16 August 2017 Wednesday, 9:30 AM
Lecture 3: 18 August 2017 Friday, 9:30 AM
Lecture 4: 21 August 2017 Monday, 9:30 AM
This lecture series is a part of Large deviation theory in statistical physics: Recent advances and future challenges