Course Identification

Title:

Concepts in condensed matter physics

Code:

20191072

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Erez Berg

TA's:

Dr. Gal Shavit, Dr. Eyal Leviatan

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2019

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Monday, 14:15 - 16:00, Weissman, Auditorium
Wednesday, 09:15 - 10:00, Weissman, Auditorium

Tutorials
Wednesday, 10:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Auditorium

First Lecture:

15/04/2019

End date:

24/07/2019

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences (Materials Science Track): Lecture; Elective; Regular; 4.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

Quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics

Restrictions

Participants:

50

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Assignments:

50%

Final:

50%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

02/08/2019

Location

FGS, Rm B

Time

1000-1300

Remarks

N/A

Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

28/08/2019

Location

Weissman, Seminar Rm A

Time

1000-1300

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

10

Syllabus

First and second quantization, coherent state path integrals, Interacting electrons, the Hubbard model, quantum magnetism, mean field theory, Goldstone modes, Planar magnets and the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, Superfluidity, Superconductivity: phenomenology, BCS theory of superconductivity, quantum Hall effect: integer and fractional, anomalous quantum Hall effect.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

Read contemporary research papers in the field.

Reading List

Alexander Altland, Ben Simons: Condensed Matter Field Theory

Website

N/A