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PHY 521: Condensed Matter Physics I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Fall 2012

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lecture 26

normal modes of ion lattice vibration, acoustic and optical modes

HW #6 due
5 6
lecture 27

Born-Oppenheimer approximation and the Bohm-Staver relation for the speed of sound, the electron-phonon interaction
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lecture 28

quantization of ion lattice vibrations, Debye model for specific heat due to lattice vibrations, electron-phonon scattering and Bloch's T⁵ law for metalic resistivity

HW #7 due
12
last day of classes
13
reading period
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reading period
15
reading period

16
final exams start
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final exams end

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