Lecture Set 1) Nonequilibrium response theory by Urna Basu
    a. INTRODUCTION TO MODERN STATISTICAL MECHANICS, David Chandler
    b. Response theory: a trajectory-based approach, Christian Maes (https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10503)
    c. Elements of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, V. Balakrishnan 

Lecture Set 2) Statistical physics of rare events and large deviations by Yariv Kafri

Suggested preparatory material
   a. Lecture notes on stochastic processes
   b. Problem set
   c. Preparatory lectures BSSP 2018