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Instructors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Benno Liebchen
Event type:
Lecture
Org-unit: Dept. 05 – Physics
Displayed in timetable as:
Theo kond Mat
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
3
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
The goal of this course is to learn fundamental theories and methods for describing many-particle systems ranging from crystalline solids and simple liquids to superconductors, Bose-Einstein condensates, and systems with a complex internal structure (soft and biological matter).
Following this goal, this course aims at building a bridge between the canonical course lectures on which this course is based (classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and statistical physics) and methods that are needed in many areas of current research. We are particularly interested in generic theories and methods that are independent of the underlying "mechanics" (classical mechanics or quantum mechanics), such as the theory of critical phenomena, renormalization group theory, as well as those that are based on overarching ideas (or theorems) and can be developed both classically and quantum mechanically (e.g. density functional theory, linear response theory, transport theory).
The following lecture topics are currently planned (variations are possible):
What is condensed matter?
Second quantization
Quantum (field) theory of solids: quasiparticles, electrons, magnetism, Hubbard model, and superconductivity.
Theory of critical phenomena and renormalization group theory
Density functional theory
Correlations, linear response theory and transport
Soft and biological matter
Preconditions:
BSc or equivalent
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