PHY2321H F SPECIALIZED
Many Body Physics I
Official description
- Linear response theory for many-body systems
- Coherent state path integrals for bosons
- Superfluidity and superfluid-to-Mott insulator transition
- Coherent state path integrals for fermions
- Density and spin response of fermions
- Interacting fermions: Collective modes and response
- Interacting fermions: Phenomenology of Fermi liquid theory
- Interacting fermions: Superconductivity and BCS-BEC crossover
Reference: A. Altland and B. Simons, "Condensed Matter Field Theory" [Cambridge]Cambridge]
- Prerequisite
- Required background: Quantum mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Basic Solid State Physics.
- Textbook
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1. Introduction to Many Body Physics: Piers Coleman 2. Condensed Matter Field Theory: A. Altland and B. Simons
- course title
- PHY2321H F SPECIALIZED
- session
- fall
- group
- specialized course
- time and location
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Mondays & Wednesdays, 3 - 4 pm, MP1115 Students interested in Phy2321 should sign up on Quercus. First Lecture: 13th Sept, 3pm. Lecture plan: As per university plan, first two weeks (13th Sept - 23rd Sept, inclusive) will be on Zoom. We will then switch to in-person instruction.
- instructor
