Entropy and H theorem: The mathematical legacy of Ludwig Boltzmann

Newton Institute Web Seminars: newton.ac.uk/webseminars/
Fields Medal winner (2010) Cédric Villani gives a talk devoted to the presentation of some of the most important concepts in statistical mechanics, including Boltzmann's statistical entropy, the notion of macroscopic irreversibility and molecular chaos, and the Boltzmann equation.
Author: Cedric Villani (Institut Henri Poincare)
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.
Date: Monday 15 November 2010, 17:00-18:00
Presentation available at: newton.ac.uk/programmes/KIT/seminars/111517004.html

[@plutopulp]

The presentation slides have moved to:
newton.ac.uk/programmes/KIT/seminars/2010111517004.html

[@ondalolol]

I like the French accent, and I think I can grasp the meanings, pity we do not have the slides in pdf.

[@cambridgeuniversity]

The pdf slides are available at the following web page:
newton.ac.uk/programmes/KIT/seminars/111517004.html

[@neurovibes]

The .html link is down for the lecture slides used by Prof. Villani
this is a functioning link that has the lectures slides in .pdf format
newton.ac.uk/programmes/KIT/seminars/2010111517004.pdf

[@harihar5767]

the molecular chaos itself seem to imply that that system is not evolving through determsinistic newton laws instead of complex correlation s

[@pistopistopistopisto]

link does not work

[@johan28711]

Wish i could understand more of what hes talking about. im unfortunately not educated enough in the subject, i think.
- sidenote though; HOLY crap thats a FRENCH accent.

[@gmshadowtraders]

"The molecular chaos assumption has to be replaced by one-sided molecular chaos"
That is indeed frightening