PHYS64500 (PHYS645) Fall 2012
Electron Theory of Solids I
Offering:
Fall, Class 3, cr. 3.
Prerequisites:
PHYS 601, PHYS 545, and PHYS 661, or equivalent.
Description:
Condensed Matter Theory 645-646 info
Electronic energy bands in crystalline solids; crystal symmetry and Brillouin zones, approximate methods of calculation, electrons and holes under applied fields. Lattice dynamics and thermal conductivity. Electron-lattice interactions. Transport phenomena in metals and semiconductors.Textbook(s) for Fall 2012
| Course | Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS645 | Solid State Physics | Ashcroft/Mermin | 1st | 0-03-083993-9 | Brooks/Cole |
| PHYS645 | RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid | Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale | March 31, 2005 | 0521821126 | Cambridge University Press |
| PHYS645 | RECOMMENDED: Condensed Matter Physics | Michael P. Marder | 1st; January 7, 2000 | 0471177792 | Wiley-Interscience |