PHYS755 QUANTUM MATTER AND MANY-BODY THEORY
Course Code: |
2300755 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
Department: |
Physics |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Graduate |
Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr AHMET KELEÞ |
Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Quantum statistics. classical and quantum fields. second quantization. Bose and Fermi Hubbard models. Electron gas and Landau-Fermi liquid theory. Feynman path integral and Functional integral formalism. Phase transitions and spontaneous symmetry breaking. Bose-Einstein condensates. Superconductivity. Magnetism and quantum spin models.