PHY 1850 F
Homework #3

#1:
Kittel 7.1
&
9.2 (Square
lattice & Rectangular
lattice)
#2:
Kittel 9.5 & 9.7 (Open
orbits & dHvA period
of potassium)
#3:
Calculate the dispersion
relation for a BCC
lattice using the Tight
Binding Method. Determine the effective mass for ka
<< 1.
#4:
Kittel 10.1 &
10.2 (Field penetration &
Critical field in a film)
#5:
Kittel 10.3 (Two-fluid model of a
superconductor)
#6:
Kittel 10.5 &
10.6 (London penetration depth &
Josephson
junction)
#7:
Extra Credit:
Kittel 9.11**
(Landau levels)
** full credit given for deducing
energy eigenvalue given at end of problem