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PHYS 658 Advanced Condensed Matter (3 credits)

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Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

Administered by: Graduate Studies

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 2017-2018 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.

  • 3 hours

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