Fall 2009

Physics 560A: Condensed Matter Physics

Homework 7 due Friday, November 13.
Homework 8 due Friday, November 20.


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Midterm solutions

Homework solutions:
hw1 hw2 hw3 hw4 hw5.1 hw5.2+hw6 hw7.1-2

Lecture notes:
Lec 3: The reciprocal lattice
Lec 4: Crystal vibrations I: Classical theory
Lec 5: Phonons: Quantum theory of crystal vibrations
Lec 5, part 2: Zero-point fluctuations in 1D
Lec 6: Phonons in a 3D Bravais lattice
Lec 7: Phonons: Thermal properties
Lec 8: Thermal expansion of solids
Lec 9: Second quantization for bosons
Lec. 10: Electrons in metals/2nd quantization for fermions
Lec 11: Electrons in metals II
Lec 12: Electrons in a periodic potential
Lec 13: Band theory II: Nearly free electrons
Lec 14: Band theory III: Tight binding approximation
Lec 15: Heisenberg model of (anti)ferromagnetism
Lec 16: Sommerfeld expansion
Lec 17: Semiconductors I
Lec 18: Semiconductors II
Lec 18.2: Semiconductor devices
Lec 19: Classical transport theory
Lec 20: Quantum transport
Lec 21: Boltzmann equation I
Lec 22: Boltzmann equation II


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