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The inspected cover literally names Applications of Quantum Mechanics, Lent Term 2017, University of Cambridge Part II Mathematical Tripos, by David Tong. Chapter4, phonons: www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/aqm/aqmfour.pdf. Section4.1.1 is printedpp.103–105;§4.1.4 beginsprintedp.110. Keep this archived work distinct from the existing Topics in Quantum Mechanics by David Tong, whose current PDF has a different title and chapter layout. No claim that these2017 notes were supplied with the2016 exam is made.
Classical Dynamics by David Tong Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-18
By David Tong.
Additional online chapter: www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/dynamics/two.pdf
Additional cited passages: 2. The Lagrangian Formalism, §2.1, printed pp. 10–12, equations (2.2)–(2.8); §2.3, printed pp. 17–19, ideal holonomic constraints; §2.5.2, printed p. 28, equations (2.68)–(2.72); §2.6 and §2.6.1, printed pp. 38–42, especially equations (2.130)–(2.132). These are authored lecture notes by David Tong, hosted by Cambridge DAMTP; no chapter publication date or separately contributed byline is established.
Classical Gases by David Tong 2026-10-20
Chapter 2 of Statistical Physics by David Tong. Sections 2.1–2.2 give ideal classical partition functions; section 2.5 gives the density virial expansion and Mayer f-function. No separately contributed chapter author is established.
Classical Thermodynamics by David Tong 2026-10-20
Cosmology by David Tong 2026-10-13
By David Tong.
Publication information: www.davidtong.org/teaching/cosmology/
Electromagnetism by David Tong 2026-10-20
By David Tong. Chapter 4, Electrodynamics, sections 4.1.2, 4.2–4.4: inductance, displacement current, light waves and energy transport. Chapter 7, Electromagnetism in Matter, sections 7.4–7.6: boundary conditions, reflection, dispersion and conductor/plasma response.
Fluid Mechanics by David Tong 2026-10-24
Gauge Theory by David Tong Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-10-20
General Relativity by David Tong 2026-10-24
The lecture notes by David Tong derive Friedmann equations in section 4.6.2 and classify Reissner-Nordstrom spacetime in sections 6.2.1–6.2.5. Section 6.2 distinguishes the central curvature singularity from regular horizons, including the extremal limit.
Kinetic Theory by David Tong 2026-10-20
Author-hosted lecture notes on nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. The site records copyright 2012; no separate publication or revision date is assigned here. No separately contributed chapter author is established.
Phase Transitions by David Tong 2026-10-20
Chapter 5 of Statistical Physics by David Tong. Sections 5.4.1–5.4.2: order-parameter free energy, symmetry, continuous and first-order Landau transitions. No separately contributed chapter author is established.
Quantum Field Theory by David Tong 2026-10-20
Authored Cambridge DAMTP lecture notes: www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft.htm
Quantum Gases by David Tong 2026-10-20
Chapter 3 of Statistical Physics by David Tong. Section 3.5 gives Bose occupation and condensation, while sections 3.6.2–3.6.4 give the low-temperature Fermi gas and Sommerfeld expansion. The harmonic-trap state-counting integral in the solution is derived independently. No separately contributed chapter author is established.
Quantum Mechanics by David Tong 2026-10-20
Introductory course notes. Section 2: quantum states and harmonic oscillator and Section 4: quantum mechanics in three dimensions, including hydrogen. This is the introductory work, distinct from the advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics by David Tong.
Solid State Physics by David Tong 2026-10-20
By David Tong. The authored lecture notes cover tight binding, nearly free electrons, Fermi surfaces, semiclassical dynamics and holes.
Statistical Field Theory by David Tong 2026-10-13
Statistical Physics by David Tong Created 2026-10-13 Updated 2026-10-18
By David Tong.
Cited passages: Tong, Statistical Physics, first-order and continuous transitions; Tong, Statistical Physics, phase coexistence and latent heat.
Online text: www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/statphys/five.pdf
Authored lecture-notes chapter. University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Date role: No year inferred from filename, course date or crawl date..
Additional cited passages: chapter 5, §5.2, equations (5.192)–(5.194); §5.2.3, finite-system analyticity paragraph; §5.3.1, equations (5.202)–(5.206). The chapter retains the whole-work David Tong byline; no separately contributed chapter author or publication date is established.
Online chapter: davidtong.org/teaching/statistical-physics/statmechhtml/S5
Statistical Physics by David Tong 1 The Fundamentals of Statistical Mechanics Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-18
Chapter of Statistical Physics by David Tong, by David Tong. No chapter publication year is inferred from its HTML generation date.
Cited passages: Statistical Physics, §1.2.1, equation (1.2) and the independent-system entropy addition argument; §1.4: chemical potential differential; §1.4.3 Extensive and Intensive Quantities, equations (1.46)–(1.48) and the scaling discussion.
The whole-work byline is David Tong, University of Cambridge Part II Mathematical Tripos. No separately contributed chapter author, initial publication date or revision date is established.
Stochastic Processes by David Tong 2026-10-20
Chapter 3 of Kinetic Theory by David Tong. Sections 3.1–3.2, printed pages 53–64: Langevin dynamics, Einstein relation (3.12), Gaussian diffusion and the Fokker-Planck equation. Whole-work author credit applies. No separately contributed chapter author is established.
Chapter 1 of Statistical Physics by David Tong. Sections 1.2–1.4 define energy-shell, canonical and grand canonical ensembles and their thermodynamic derivatives. No separately contributed chapter author is established.