PHZ 7427
Solid State 2 — Spring 2009
Overview
PHZ 7427 is the second course in the graduate condensed matter physics curriculum. It is aimed at students who have successfully completed a course covering the single-particle properties of electrons (band structure) and of harmonic lattice vibrations (phonons) at the level of PHZ 6426 Solid State I. The course introduces collective phenomena in solids, including electron-electron interactions, magnetism, electron-phonon interactions, superconductivity, and transport in disordered and low-dimensional systems.
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Textbook
The course text is Advanced Solid State Physics by Philip Phillips
(Westview Press, 2002). This text is required,
meaning that you will be assumed to have access to this text to complete
reading and homework assignments.