WSP04700 Statistical Physics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Quantum Matter Program

Lecture Code WSP04700 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 統計物理学

Subject Name
（Katakana）トウケイブツリガク

Subject Name in
English Statistical Physics

Instructor TADA YASUHIRO

Instructor
(Katakana) タダ　ヤスヒロ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Thur5-8：AdSM 405N

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Physics

Eligible Students master's students

Keywords phase, phase transition, critical phenomena, symmetry breaking, symmetry protected topological phase, topological order

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Based on quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, we study quantum and thermal phases of matter.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The lectures will be given in Japanese.
We discuss some modern aspects of condensed matter physics.

Class Schedule 1 Introduction
2 Hamiltonian and its basic property
3 continued
4 phases, spectral gap
5 symmetry broken phases
6 continued
7 symmetry protected topological phase
8 continued
9 gapped topological phase
10 continued
11 gapless phase
12 continued
13 phase transition
14 critical phenomena
15 continued

The lectures will be given following the above plan, but can be flexible depending on the audience.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No specific textbook.
Some references will be introduced in the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Zoom

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Preparation is not necessary. Some references will be introduced in the class for a review.

Requirements We expect solid understandings of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics (at an undergraduate level). Some basic knowledge of solid state physics is also helpful.

Grading Method The evaluation is based on report assignments.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Quantum Matter Program
Lecture Code	WSP04700	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	統計物理学
Subject Name （Katakana）	トウケイブツリガク
Subject Name in English	Statistical Physics
Instructor	TADA YASUHIRO
Instructor (Katakana)	タダ　ヤスヒロ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Thur5-8：AdSM 405N
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Physics
Eligible Students	master's students
Keywords	phase, phase transition, critical phenomena, symmetry breaking, symmetry protected topological phase, topological order
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Based on quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, we study quantum and thermal phases of matter.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The lectures will be given in Japanese. We discuss some modern aspects of condensed matter physics.
Class Schedule	1 Introduction 2 Hamiltonian and its basic property 3 continued 4 phases, spectral gap 5 symmetry broken phases 6 continued 7 symmetry protected topological phase 8 continued 9 gapped topological phase 10 continued 11 gapless phase 12 continued 13 phase transition 14 critical phenomena 15 continued The lectures will be given following the above plan, but can be flexible depending on the audience.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No specific textbook. Some references will be introduced in the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Zoom
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Preparation is not necessary. Some references will be introduced in the class for a review.
Requirements	We expect solid understandings of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics (at an undergraduate level). Some basic knowledge of solid state physics is also helpful.
Grading Method	The evaluation is based on report assignments.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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