Prerequisites: PHYS 240A or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include measuring the Fermi surface, band structure, electron scattering, electron-electron interactions, surface effects, classifi- cation of solids, cohesive energy, classical and quan- tum harmonic crystals, and phonon dispersion rela- tions. Students whose research is related to con- densed matter physics receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.