Prerequisites: PHYS 240B or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include anharmonic phonon effects, phonons in metals, dielectric properties, homogeneous and inhomogeneous semiconductors, defects, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, magnetic interactions, magnetic ordering, and superconductivity. Students whose research is related to condensed matter physics receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.