Theory of Solid State II
Prof. Ivan I. Smalyukh,
Instructor
Welcome to the Course Phys 7450 "Theory of Solid State II"
The catalog description of the Phys 7450 course reads: "The second semester of condensed matter physics covers topics in soft condensed matter physics, liquid crystals, semiconductors, Quantum Hall effect, Fractional Quantum Hall effect, superconductivity,and other topics at the discretion of the instructor." For details, see https://catalog-archive.colorado.edu/2016-17/node/188349.html. Phys 7450 Course will build on other graduate condensed matter physics courses, including Phys 7430 and Phys 7440. This course will expand your introduction to condensed matter physics, including solid-state physics and physics of other condensed matter systems. The course will build your appreciation of the breadth and diversity of condensed matter systems and phenomena. Our another important goal in this course is to give students a working knowledge of ideas they will apply daily as the move on to condensed matter research. The topics covered this semester include structure of matter, optical and mechanical properties of crystals, ferromagnetism, Landau theory and tensorial order parameters, topology in condensed matter, etc.