Condensed Matter II
  at Sharif University of Technology

Condensed Matter Physics II (Spring-2018)
Sunday and Tuesday 10:30 - 12:15, location: F513 (5th floor physics dept.)
Evaluation

Topics: HW
Dynamics of Bloch electrons
Transport and thermoelectric phenomena hw-1
Microscopic theory of conduction (Weak scattering, Metal-insulator transitions and localization) hw-2
Semiconductor physics and p-n junctions
Phenomenological theory of optical conductivity hw-3
Optical properties of insulators, metals and semiconductors hw-4
Classical theory of magnetism hw-5
Magnetism of ions and electrons, Hund's rules
Quantum Hall effect hw-6
Quantum theory of magnetism (Heisenberg model, Hubbard model, Kondo effect and spin wave theory)
Superconductivity


References:
1- Michael Marder, "Condensed Matter Physics" (Wiley 2010).
2- N. W. Ashkroft and N. D. Mermin, "Solid State Physics" (Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1976).
3- P. M. Chaikin and T. C. Lubensky, "Principles of condensed matter physics"(Cambridge University Press, 1995).
4- G. Grosso and G. P. Parravicini, "Solid State Physics" (Academic Press 2013).
5- G. F. Giuliani and G. Vignale, “Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid” (Cambridge Uni. press 2005)

Evaluation:

Homework: 70%
Final exam: 30% (schedule will be given by educational affairs).