Random Matrix Theory
The Ising Model
This exercise uses random walks to illustrate both emergent symmetries and the central limit theorem.
Read directions and background in
All necessary files are linked at the left.
James P. Sethna, Christopher R. Myers, Erich J. Mueller.
Last modified: September 2014
Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity,
now available at
Oxford University Press
(USA,
Europe).