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513

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Theory of Solids

Prerequisite: PHYS 503. Offered in spring.
Semi-classical theory of electron dynamics; classification of solids; failures of the static   lattice model; classical and quantum theories of harmonic crystal : phonons and lattice vibrations; thermal properties of insulators; defects, dislocations and thermodynamics stability; dielectric properties; phenomena in insulators: excitons, photoconductivity, light amplification, non-linear optics, luminescence.
 

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