In condensed matter physics, there are many strongly coupled systems that can be engineered and studied in detail in laboratories. The course covers basic concepts of condensed matter physics such as crystal structures, drude model and sommerfeld theory, phonons, bloch. Condensed matter physics is concerned with the behavior of large aggregates of atoms or molecules in liquid or solid form. Often, it is subdivided in soft condensed matter physics and hard condensed matter physics. This phenomenon has triggered a massive trend of uni. The mit physics department is one of the largest in the nation, in part because it includes astronomy and astrophysics. These lecture notes are intended to supplement a graduate level course in condensed matter physics. Mar 18, 2009 these notes are loosely based on lectures given at the cern winter school on supergravity, strings and gauge theories, february 2009 and at the ipm string school in tehran, april 2009. First in a series of 21 lectures on solid state physics, delivered by professor steven h. Mermin, solid state physics saunders college press, philadelphia, 1976 beautifully written, this classic text is still one of the best comprehensive guides. It can also serves as a reference for research physicists. Fundamentals of condensed matter physics is based on lectures given as part of the condensed matter physics graduate course at the university of california, berkeley since 1965.
Background condensed matter physics material is included as motivation and easy reference for the high energy. The aim of this note is to provide a self contained introduction to the basic tools and concepts of manybody quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, motivated by physical applications, and including the methods of second quantisation, the feynman path integral and functional field integral. Jin, introduction to condensed matter physics i world scienti c, singapore, 2005 new and with a distinctly modern avor and set of topics. Quantum condensed matter physics lecture notes erich mueller. Standard topics such as crystal structure, reciprocal space, free electrons, band theory, phonons, and magnetism are covered. I aim to discuss a reasonably wide range of quantummechanical phenomena from condensed matter physics, with an emphasis mainly on physical ideas rather than mathematical formalism. Quantum condensed matter physics lecture notes chetan nayak november 5, 2004.
Mod01 lec01 principles of condensed matter physics youtube. Overall, this book is a great introduction to condensed matter physics. A simple introduction to adscft and its application to condensed matter physics. We will discuss graphene, topological insulators, superfluidity and superconductivity, magnetism, and other subjects as time permits. In fact, the new condensed matter syllabus is extremely similar to the old oxford b2 syllabus the main. Lecture notes on condensed matter physics a work in progress. It continues to develop the quantum theory of matter, focusing on more advanced topics. Lectures on holographic methods for condensed matter physics sean a hartnoll jefferson physical laboratory, harvard university, cambridge, ma 028, usa. Lectures on holographic methods for condensed matter physics sean a. Dec 14, 2016 condensed matter physics the theodore d holst. Our research programs include theoretical and experimental particle and nuclear physics, cosmology and astrophysics, plasma physics, theoretical and experimental condensed matter physics, atomic physics, and biophysics.
The lectures are uploaded as pdf files, so you will need adobe acrobat reader in order to read them. I have focused on a few concrete topics and also on addressing questions that have arisen repeatedly. My hand written class lecture notes are being scanned and uploaded for you to view. Please be warned that these are the notes i prepare for myself to lecture from they are not in general carefully prepared for others to read.
In condensed matter physics, these integrals are always cutoff, so we must be a little more careful. Condensed matter physics in the geosciences condensed matter physics leads to a firstprinciples way of looking at crystals, enabling physicists and mineralogists to study the rich and sometimes unexpected behavior that minerals exhibit under the. More than one thousand students have followed the lectures. Lecture notes on electron correlation and magnetism series. Flensburg, \manybody quantum theory in condensed matter physics an introduction oxford university press, 2004. The school comprised a set of basic lectures part 1 aimed at a pedagogical introduction of the fundamental concepts, which was accompanied by more advanced lectures part 2 covering individual topics at the forefront of todays research in condensedmatter physics. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. It gives a bit of the basics of solid state physics, but also gives the applications. Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter. Lubensky, principles of condensed matter physics cambridge u.
Condensed matter physics the theodore d holst video dailymotion. The main resource for this course will be a set of lecture notes available on the mycourses site. Lecture notes on condensed matter physics download book. Einstein model of vibrations in solids university of oxford podcasts audio and video lectures. In addition, condensed matter physics is closely connected to materials science as well as. This book is about everything in soft condensed matter. Andrei, integrable models in condensed matter physics, condmat9408101 these lectures describe in detail bethe ansatz solutions of many solvable models. Andrei, integrable models in condensed matter physics, condmat9408101 these lectures describe analytic solutions of most of the important models of strongly interacting systems in all details so that you dont even have to use a workbook, just follow the text. Some of these systems are of significant technological interest. The second half discusses the application to quantum phase transitions in condensed matter. The contents of the solid state physics lecture will be consolidated and expanded to cover. In particular it is concerned with the condensed phases that appear whenever the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the interactions between the constituents are strong. Interesting developments in other areas will also be welcomed, as long as the subject is relevant to manybody physics.
In fact, condensed matter physics is by far the largest single sub. Introduction to various areas of condensed matter physics. Boltzmann transport, mesoscopia, linear response theory, response and resonance, magnetism. Volume 5 lecture notes on electron correlation and magnetism. Davison1 1instituutlorentz for theoretical physics, universiteit leiden, p. It does not need to be restricted to condensed matter physics or topics that we discussed in class. There will be two problems classes in addition to the lectures. A simple introduction to adscft and its application to.
The oxford solid state basics audio and video lectures. Lecture notes strongly correlated systems in condensed. Physics mit opencourseware free online course materials. Schakel, boulevard of broken symmetries, condmat9805152 a great set of lectures. The most important prerequisite is some understanding of second quantisation for fermions and bosons. Introduction to soft matter physics and its basic phenomenology. Download protein physics a course of lectures soft condensed matter complex fluids and pdf online. This lecture series constitutes a first undergraduate course in solid state physics delivered in an engaging and entertaining manner by professor steven h. Lecture notes for solid state physics rudolf peierls centre. Physics is a basic science and its ultimate purpose is the accumulation of new knowledge.
It is one of the largest branches of physics, with a wide variety of di. Ditp advanced topics in theoretical physics fall 20 k. This course was taught over the years by one of the authors, either marvin l. What are the best online resources to learn solid state. The boulder school for condensed matter and materials physics is supported by a grant from the national science foundation, with additional funding provided by the university of colorado, jilapfc. This course is the second quarter of condensed matter physics. Observations in materials involving strongly correlated electrons are challenging traditional condensed matter paradigms that were based around weakly. The subject matter can be any topic related to manybody physics. Physics of condensed matter download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Fundamentals of condensed matter physics by marvin l. Observations in materials involving strongly correlated electrons are challenging traditional condensed matter paradigms that were based. Lecture notes soft condensed matter physics umass amherst. The sommerfeld model neutral fermions in a box 3 lectures.
Jun 21, 2016 i find these lecture notes from sergey frolov quite nice. Advanced theoretical condensed matter physics theoretische. Takahashi, thermodynamical bethe ansatz and condensed matter, condmat9708087 a comprehensive description of the tba solution of many lowdimensional models. Lectures on holographic methods for condensed matter physics. Duality in condensed matter physics and quantum field theory, lectures at the quantum connections summer school, lidingo, sweden, june 1022, 2019 courses that i taught recently. Download lecture notes on condensed matter physics download free online book chm pdf. Ph4039 introduction to condensed matter physics page 2 the quantum mechanics youll need. Lecturenotesforsolidstatephysics 3rdyearcourse6 hilaryterm2012. Members of condensed matter physics carry out worldleading research in a wide range of areas, including the structure of ordered and disordered solids, electronic properties, electron correlations in quantum materials, superconductors, spin electronics, nanomaterials, quantum information processing, organic molecular crystals, photonic crystals, biological physics, molecular motors. The following textbooks will provide additional supporting information.