Entry requirements

120 credits with Quantum Mechanics and Solid State Physics.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• perform theoretical studies, analyses and calculations with applications in condensed matter.
• evaluate theoretical models relevant for condensed matter physics and its use in different contexts.
• account for properties that distinguish metals from insulators.
• describe the difference between one-electron and many body models.

Content

Specialisation in condensed matter physics based on semiclassical and quantum mechanical formulations. Crystal lattice and reciprocal space. Electron structure in a periodic potential. Fermi surface. Electrons and phonons in crystals. Beyond one-electron models. Harmonic and anharmonic phonon descriptions. Electric and thermal transport of solids. Superconductivity.

Instruction

Lectures and lesson exercises.

Assessment

Written hand-in assignments with problems and computational exercises. Active participation in seminars.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.