Course Identification

Title:

Concepts in condensed matter physics

Code:

20251092

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Shahal Ilani, Prof. Yuval Oreg

TA's:

Yaar Vituri

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2025

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Tuesday, 09:15 - 11:00, Drori Auditorium
Wednesday, 09:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B

First Lecture:

25/03/2025

End date:

02/07/2025

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; 4.00 points

Comments

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Prerequisites

Quantum Theory 1

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

Other

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

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Location

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Time

-

Remarks

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

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Syllabus

General theme (experiment theory experiment cycle), Effective theories at low energies.
Superfluidity and Superconductivity: phenomenological approach.
QHE, Topology of Graphene (Band Structure) , Topological insulators.
Magnetism and Quantum magnetism.

Learning Outcomes

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

Demonstrate understanding of the phenomenological aspects of super-fluidity and superconductivity, a few topological phenomena in condensed matter physics and the basic of magnetism - both in physical terms and more technical terms.
Continue their studies to the second course of condensed matter and more advance courses that include microscopic theories.

Reading List

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Website

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