PHY1487H F INTRODUCTORY
Quantum Theory of Solids I
Official description
COURSE OUTLINE:
- Course overview.
- Crystal structure.
- Lattices and symmetries.
- Elastic x-ray scattering.
- Inelastic neutron scattering.
- Classical theory of lattice vibrations.
- Quantum theory of lattice vibrations.
- Electronic structure of crystals: Bloch’s theorem and examples.
- Textbook
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REQUIRED TEXT: S. M. Girvin and K. Yang. Modern Condensed Matter Physics, 2019. RECOMMENDED (BUT NOT REQUIRED) TEXTS: • N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin. Solid State Physics, 1976. • M. L. Cohen and S. G. Louie. Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics, 2016.
- course title
- PHY1487H F INTRODUCTORY
- session
- fall
- group
- general course
- time and location
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Wednesdays, 10 am-noon, MP408, Sep 16 - Dec 9, 2026
- instructor
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