| Course: |
PHY 971 Atomic and Electronic Structure of Matter |
| Semester: |
Spring of every year |
| Credits: |
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
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| Recommended Background: |
PHY 491 and PHY 852 and PHY 841 and PHY 831 |
| Description: |
Atomic structure, bravais lattices, x-ray scattering. Vibrations, phonons,
neutron scattering. Electron in solids, electron gas. Bloch's theorem.
Metals, semiconductors and insulators. Introduction to cooperative phenomena. |
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