Why Do Simple Models Work? Partial Answers from Information Geometry - Lecture 1
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Overview
Syllabus
US-India Advanced Studies Institute: Classical and Quantum Information
Why do simple models work? Partial answers from information geometry Lecture 1
Overview Slides ICTS Winter School: Classical and Quantum Information
Overview
Why do models work?
Why is physics comprehensible?
Outline for today
Graph
Calculate the metric again for nonlinear squares
Coordinate transform
Graphs
Reasonable microscopic model
Eigen vector corresponds to Eigen value
Two-dimensional Ising Model
Coordinate system
Diffusion equation
Partition function
Exercise
The Ising model after coarsening
Q&A
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International Centre for Theoretical Sciences