The Curie point and the Ising model : when spins rebel.
Adrien Malacan
Thu Nov 20, 15:00-15:30 (4 weeks ago)
Abstract: Let's do a home experiment.
Take two magnetized pieces of iron stuck together (everyone has a pair lying around at home). Now, simply heat them to about 770°C, or 1043 K, for the SI purists. Surprise: the two pieces of iron no longer stick together! You may now clean your setup (if it hasn't burned) and return to your math research.
In this talk, we will see why probability theory saw this coming - and why this exact temperature is less random than you might think.
Mathematics
Audience: general audience
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| Organizers: | Anna Theorin Johansson*, Lotta Eriksson* |
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