Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 - 10:45 AM,
Broida 3302
Email: balents@kitp.ucsb.edu
Phone: 893-6381
TA: Jason Iaconis
Email: jason.iaconis@gmail.com
Office Hours:
L.B.: Thursdays, 2:30-4:00pm, in KITP (Kohn Hall), Room 2315
J.I.: Wednesdays, 3:30-5:00pm, PSR
Subject
This course is the second quarter of condensed matter physics. It
continues to develop the subject of the electronic properties of
solids. We will discuss the Fermi surface and its significance in
metals, the phenomena of superconductivity, the origin and collective
physics of magnetism, optical response, and other topics as time permits
The text for the course will be the same as last quarter's 123A,
Solid State Physics by Charles Kittel.
Other References:
- Some reviews on topological insulators:
Prerequisites:
- Physics 115a: elementary knowledge of quantum mechanics is
essential.
- Physics 123a: we will build on the material from the previous quarter.
Syllabus and Reading :
You are expected to complete the reading in advance of the specified lecture
| Lecture | Topic | Reading | Homework
assigned | Solutions |
| 1 -1/8/13 | Overview. Review of 123A. | | | |
| 2 -1/10/13 |
Metals and Fermi surfaces. Fermi
surfaces in nearly free electron gas. | Kittel, Ch. 9
| Homework 1 ,
due 1/18 |
Homework 1 solutions |
| 3 -1/15/13 | More NFEA. Tight binding and some applications | | | |
| 4 -1/17/13 | Graphene | | Homework 2 , due 1/25 |
Homework 2 solutions |
| 5 -1/22/13 | Measuring Fermi surface by
quantum oscillations. Landau levels, edge states | | | |
| 6 -1/24/13 | Quantum Hall effect. Topological
insulators |
QHE lecture by von Klitzing | Homework 3 , due 2/1 |
Homework 3 solutions |
| 7 -1/29/13 | 2d TI = QSHE in graphene |
Kane+Mele paper | | |
| 8 -1/31/13 | Superfluidity |
first of 6 cool old videos | | |
| 9 -2/5/13 | Questions for mid-term. Start Superconductivity | | | |
| 10 -2/7/13 | Mid-Term |
| | Mid-Term solutions |
| 11 -2/12/13 | Superconductivity: London theory | text on superconductivity | | |
| 12 -2/14/13 | mixed state, quasiparticles, Josephson effect | | | |
| 13 -2/19/13 | Finish Josephson effect. Start Magnetism | | Homework 4 , due 2/22 |
Homework 4 solutions |
| 14 -2/21/13 | Magnetism. Hund's rules | | | |
| 15 -2/26/13 | Paramagnetism. Curie law. Magnetic cooling.
| Kittel, Chapter 11 | Homework 5 , due 3/1 |
Homework 5 solutions |
| 16 -2/28/13 | Exchange interactions.
Ferromagnetism. Mean field theory. | Kittel, Chapter 12 | | |
| 17 -3/5/13 | Low temperatures. Quantum
ferromagnet. | | Homework 6 , due 3/9 |
Homework 6 solutions |
| 18 -3/7/13 | Spin waves. Antiferromagnets. Quantum effects. | | | |
| 19 -3/12/13 | Review.
| | Take home
exam handed out | |
| 20 -3/14/13 | Discuss exam. |
| | Take home due. solutions |
Grading:
Formula:
- homework: 25%: Due 5pm in the homework box outside PSR.
- mid-term: 25%
- final: 50%