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Introduction to solid state theory by Prof. Thomas Pruschke

This note explains the following topics: The solid as quantum system, The homogeneous electron gas, Lattices and crystals, Electrons in a periodic potential, Lattice dynamics, Electron Dynamics, Magnetism, Superconductivity, Theory of scattering from crystals.

Author(s): Prof. Thomas Pruschke

197 Pages

This note covers the following topics: Elasticity, fluctuations and thermodynamics of crystals, thermodynamics of phonons, Hohenberg-Mermin-Wagner theorem, Ginzburg-Landau theory and Landau's quantum hydrodynamics, Bosonic matter, Magnetism in charge insulators, Jordan-Wigner transformation and XXZ chain, Coherent-spin states and Berry phases, Electron liquid, Fermi gas thermodynamics, Pauli magnetism, Stoner ferromagnetism.

Author(s): Professor Leo Radzihovsky

NA Pages

Solid State Physics Introduction Lecture notes

This note covers the following topics: The electronic structure: tight-binding method and nearly free-electron model, Comparison of results for tight-binding and nearly-free electron model, Formalization: Bloch theorem, Phonons in one dimension, Periodicity, Effect of a basis on the electronic structure, Crystal structures, The reciprocal lattice, Tight-binding in two dimensions, Optical spectroscopy, Quantum-mechanical treatment of optical spectroscopy, Relation to absorption, Thomas-Fermi screening, Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism, Electron-phonon interaction, Transition temperature, Ginzburg-Landau theory, Flux quantization and the Josephson effect.

Author(s): Michel van Veenendaal

107 Pages

Advanced Solid State Physics Notes

This note covers the following Topics includes: Schrodinger Equation, Quantization, Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field, Photonic Crystals, Phonons, Electrons, Crystal Physics, Magnetism and Response to Electric and Magnetic Fields, Transport Regimes, Quasiparticles, Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics, Superconductivity.

Author(s): Michael Mayrhofer-R, Patrick Kraus, Christoph Heil, Hannes Brandner, Nicola Schlatter, Immanuel Mayrhuber, Stefan Kirnst�tter, Alexander Volk, Gernot Kapper, Reinhold Hetzel

205 Pages

Advanced Solid State Physics Lectures

This note describes the following topics: Quantization, Photons, Free electrons, empty lattice approximation, Metals, Fermi surfaces, Metals, Fermi surfaces, plane wave method, tight binding, Graphene, carbon nanotubes, photoemission, Semiconductors, Free electrons in a magnetic field , Landau levels, Quantum Hall Effect, Landau levels, Linear response theory , Optical properties of insulators, Optical properties of metals, Boltzmann equation, Thermoelectric effects, Crystal physics, Structural phase transitions / electron screening, Single-electron effects, Hubbard model, Peierls transition , Landau's theory of a Fermi liquid, phonons, Ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, Landau theory of phase transition, Superconductivitys.

Author(s): Peter Hadley

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Introduction to solid state theory by Prof. Thomas Pruschke

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