Physics 239 (211C) : Lectures and Reading

COURSE OUTLINE

LECTURE VIDEOS (ZOOM)

CHAPTER
LECTURE NOTES
LATEST
UPLOAD
WEEK(S)
Ch. 1
BROKEN SYMMETRY 10/8 1 - 2
Ch. 2
CRYSTAL MATH 10/8 3
Ch. 3
LATTICE DEFORMATIONS 10/8 4, 5
Ch. 4
ENERGY BANDS IN SOLIDS 11/17 6, 7
Ch. 5
NONINTERACTING METALS 11/17 8, 9, 10
Ch. 6
SEMICONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS 11/17 --
Ch. 7
MESOSCOPIA 01/06 --
Ch. 8
HARTREE-FOCK AND DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES 02/19 1,2
Ch. 9
LANDAU FERMI LIQUID THEORY 02/19 3,4
Ch. 10
LINEAR RESPONSE OF QUANTUM SYSTEMS 02/19 5,6
Ch. 11
PHENOMENOLOGY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 02/19 6,7
Ch. 12
BCS THEORY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 02/19 7, 8
Ch. 13
APPLICATIONS OF BCS THEORY 02/19 9, 10
Ch. 14 FUNDAMENTALS OF MAGNETISM 05/05 1 - 5
Ch. 15 SPIN PATH INTEGRAL 05/05 5 - 7
BOOK ALL CHAPTERS 07/01 (661 pp)

 

OTHER RESOURCES
NOTES ON LINE GRAPHS
MODERN QUANTUM MAGNETISM (slides)
QUADRATIC HAMILTONIANS, JORDAN-WIGNER
KITAEV HONEYCOMB MODEL AND GENERALIZATIONS

 

Reading (Girvin and Yang)

DATES
SUBJECT(S)
CHAPTER(S)
3/30 - 4/22
INTRODUCTION TO MAGNETISM

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