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Dec 26, 2024
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PHYS 513 - Theory of Solids
Semi-classical theory of electron dynamics; classification of solids; failures of the static lattice model; classical and quantum theories of harmonic crystal: phonons and lattice vibrations; thermal properties of insulators; defects, dislocations and thermodynamics stability; dielectric properties; phenomena in insulators: excitons, photoconductivity, light amplification, non-linear optics, luminescence.
Prerequisites
PHYS 325 or equivalent.
(3 cr.)
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