Statistical Thermodynamics of Complex Liquids

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LEC #	TOPICS
I. Introduction to Small Angle Neutron Scattering
1	The Structure Factor
2	Coherent and Incoherent Scattering
3	Density Auto-correlation Function: G(r)
4	Time-dependent Extension: G(r, t)
5	Dynamic Structure Factor: S(Q, ω)
6	Relation Between the Dynamic Structure Factor and Inelastic Scattering
7	Small Angle Scattering of Neutrons
II. Light and X-Ray Scattering–Static and Dynamic
8	Light and X-Ray Scattering–Static and Dynamic
III. Theory of Scattering from Biocontinuous Structures
9	Debye Theory of Scattering from Two-Component Porous Media
10	Models for Debye Correlation Function for the Bulk Contrast Case
11	Debye Correlation Function for the Interface Contrast Case
12	Asymptotic Model Applicable to Analysis of Large Q Data
13	Quiz 1
IV. Static Structure of Liquids
14	Canonical Ensemble
15	Chemical Potential and the Grand Canonical Ensemble
16	Thermodynamic Definition of Static Pair Correlation Function
17	Energy Equation of States
18	Virial Equation of States
19	Virial Expansion
20	Potential of Mean Force
V. The Ornstein-Zernike Equation and Liquid Theories
21	PY Solution for Hard Spheres
22	Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory
23	HNC Approximation
24	One-Component Macroion Theory (OCM)
25	Generalized One-Component Macroion Theory (GOCM)
26	Hard Spheres and Sticky Hard Spheres
VI. Hard Sphere and Sticky Hard Sphere Systems
27	Hard Sphere and Sticky Hard Sphere Systems
VII. Coulomb Liquids
28	Debye-Hückel Approximation
29	The Mean Spherical Approximation
VIII. Ion Condensation Problem
30	Ion Condensation of Planar Surfaces
31	Ion Condensation on Cylindrical Polyelectrolytes
32	Ion Distribution around Spherical Charged Particle
33	Quiz 2