PHYSICS 568, THEORY OF SOLIDS

Textbooks: N. W. Ashkroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics;
A. Abricosov, Theory of Metals;
De Gennes, Theory of superconductors.

1.30-2.50 TTh, (After the first lecture we may change the time ) A114, Office ours: after each lecture.

Approximately every weak there will be HW assignments.

Topics to be covered:

1. . Kinetic theory of metals and semiconductors. Boltzman equation, linear response,
conductivity, Hall effect, Fermi liquid theory, plasma oscillations, screening.

2. Non-uniform semiconductors. Doping, metall-insulator transition.

3. Superconductivity.

4. Magnetism. Types of magnetic structures, magnetic excitations, magnetic domains.

7. If time permits, quantum Hall effect. 

HW