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Condensed Matter Physics: Course No. PH 409 Instructor: Subhabrata Dhar (SD) Dhar@phy - Iitb.ac - in

This document provides information about the condensed matter physics course PH 409. It will be taught by Subhabrata Dhar and is worth a total of 6 credits. Lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays, and tutorials on Fridays. Students will be evaluated based on two quizzes, a mid-semester exam, and a final exam. The course will cover topics such as crystal structure, band structure, electron behavior in bands, transport of carriers, lattice vibrations, and magnetism. Suggested textbooks are also listed.

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Condensed Matter Physics: Course No. PH 409 Instructor: Subhabrata Dhar (SD) Dhar@phy - Iitb.ac - in

This document provides information about the condensed matter physics course PH 409. It will be taught by Subhabrata Dhar and is worth a total of 6 credits. Lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays, and tutorials on Fridays. Students will be evaluated based on two quizzes, a mid-semester exam, and a final exam. The course will cover topics such as crystal structure, band structure, electron behavior in bands, transport of carriers, lattice vibrations, and magnetism. Suggested textbooks are also listed.

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Condensed matter Physics

Course No. PH 409


Instructor: Subhabrata Dhar (SD)
[email protected]

Condensed matter Physics


Total Credit: 6
Classes:
Lecture: Tuesday (17:00 to 18:30)
Friday (17:00 to 17:30)
Tutorial: Friday (17:35 to 18:30)
Exam: 1st Quiz(10%) + Mid-Sem(30%) + 2nd Quiz(10%) + End-Sem (50%)

Condensed matter Physics


Course Structure
Crystal structure: Bravais Lattice, Reciprocal Lattice, x-ray diffraction
Band structure: Free electron model, electros in a periodic potential (Blochs Theorem), Tight binding model
Behaviour of electrons in a Band: density of states, Fermi surface, concept of holes, effective mass
Transport of carriers in a band: current density, conductivity, mobility, thermoelectric effects, scattering
mechanism
Lattice vibrations: Lattice vibrations in 1D and 3D, phonons, internal energy and specific heat of lattice,
electron-phonon interaction
Magnetism: diamagnetism, paramagnetism, pauli paramagnetism, exchange interaction, ferro-magnetism
Suggested Books
N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin Solid state physics
C. Kittel Introduction to solid state physics
J. M. Ziman, Principles of the theory of solids
P. M. Chaikin and T. Lubensky, Principles of condensed matter physics

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