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Syllabus of the course: Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics I
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Code | Φ-841 |
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Type | B |
ECTS | 5 |
Hours | 4 |
Semester | Spring |
Instructor | E. Economou |
Program | Wednesday, 11:00-13:00, Hall B Thursday 11:00-13:00, Hall B |
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Goal of the course | Advanced Condensed Matter Physics course for graduate students with emphasis on the electronic structure of metals, insulators, semiconductors, and modern research topics. |
Syllabus | (1) Waves and electrons in periodic media: Bravais Lattices in position and reciprocal spaces. Brillouin zones, Kronig-Penney model. Basic band theory, Bloch theorem. Dispersion relations density of electronic states. Computational methods for energy bands. Pseudopotentials. One-dimensional and two-dimensional lattice structures. (2) Interactions and correlations, Dirac formalism, Hartee-Fock and random phase approximations. (3) Magnetic materials, Diamagentism and paramagnetism, Hubbard and Heisenberg models. (4) Superconductivity, Ginzburg-Landau theory. |
Bibliography | “Solid State Physics, Vol. I,II”, E. N. Economou, Crete University Press (in greek) “Solid State Physics” – N. W. Aschcroft and N. D. Mermin (in greek) "Solid State physics", I. Harald, Η. Luth (in greek) "Introduction to Solid state Physics", C. Kittel (in greek) |
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