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PHY 521: Condensed Matter Physics I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Spring 2022

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  1

lecture 25

Semiclassical equations of motion, Bloch oscillations, effective mass, holes

HW #7 due

2

lecture 26

Motion in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields, Hall effect and magnetoresistance from closed orbits

make-up lecture, 12:30-1:45pm, in BL 375

3
4 5 6

lecture 27

Hall effect and magnetoresistance from open orbits, dynamical matrix

7 8

lecture 28

Normal modes of ion lattice vibration, acoustic and optical modes,the Born-Oppenheimer approximation and the Bohm-Staver relation for the speed of sound

9 10
11 12 13

lecture 29

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

14

HW #8 due

last day of classes

15

reading period

16

reading period

17

reading period

18

final exams begin

19 20 21 22

final exams end

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