Department of Physics

PHY 680: Condensed Matter Physics II

 Course Information

Please note that exact details of the course can vary

Professor: TBA

Semester: Spring in alternate years
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: PHY525, PHY570, PHY580, PHY670 (or concurrent enrollment)

Catalog Description: Interacting systems. Green’s functions. Diagrammatic methods. Applications to superconductivity. Fluctuations. Functional integration Generalized susceptibility and dielectric response. Fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Structure function

Course Goals & Outcomes

Upon completion, successful students will be able to:

• Understand various important topics of advanced modern condensed matter physics
• Use new mathematical methods and applications
• Further develop physics intuition, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
• Conduct advanced physics research on a better foundation

Course Description

Topics covered in this course include:

• Green’s functions
• Zero-temperature and finite-temperature Feynman diagrams for Fermi systems
• Superconductivity
• Second order phase transitions
• Generalized susceptibility and linear response
• Fluctuations

Homework 50% (due in 10 days after it is assigned; 5 point off for each business day after deadline), Midterm(s) 20%, Final exam/project 30%

Contact Information: physics@etal.uri.edu

LEC: (3 crs.) Interacting systems. Green’s functions. Diagrammatic methods. Applications to superconductivity. Fluctuations. Functional integration Generalized susceptibility and dielectric response. Fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Structure function. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHY 530 and 580 or permission of instructor.