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Overview
Physics : Superconductivity: phenomenology; electron-phonon interaction; BCS theory; gap structure; Ginzburg-Landau formulation; magnetic, transport and thermodynamic properties; vortices; superfluids; unconventional superconductors. Magnetism: local vs itinerant magnetism; magnetic ordering; spin fluctuations; neutron and magnetic X-ray scattering; magnetism at surfaces; frustration. Additional topic amongst: quantum Hall effect; localization; quasicrystals; glasses; etc.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 3 hours