PHY 521: Condensed Matter Physics I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Spring 2022
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metals, Drude model, dc electric conductivity |
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Labor Day, no classes |
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Hall effect, magnetoresistance, ac electric conductivity, EM wave propagation in metals, plasma frequency |
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thermal conductivity, Weidemann-Franz law, thermoelectric effect |
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Sommerfeld model, free electron wavefunctions with periodic boundary conditions, quantum ground state of free electron gas, Fermi surface and Fermi energy, ground state energy, density of states, pressure, bulk modulus |
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ideal fermi gas at finite temperature, temperature dependence of the chemical potential, specific heat of electron gas, transport properties within the Sommerfeld model |
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magnetic properties: Pauli paramagnetism, Landau levels for orbital motion |
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Landau diamagnetism at T=0; some nicely typed notes are here HW #1 due |
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lecture canceled office hour canceled |
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de Haas - van Alphen effect, screening by the electron gas, Thomas-Fermi dielectric function, classical Debye-Huckle dielectric function |
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