Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to
- explain and summarize key concepts/approximations used to describe the quantum mechanics of electrons and nuclei in condensed matter systems (k1/k2);
- interpret and select adequate model systems for the description of distinct classes of crystalline materials (k2/k3);
- apply the principles and derivations to advanced problems in condensed matter theory (k3/k4).
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During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of condensed matter physics:
- phases of condensed matter;
- crystalline solids, Bravais lattices, reciprocal lattices;
- Born-Oppenheimer approximation, lattice dynamics, dynamical matrix, phonons, thermodynamics of the lattice;
- electrons in a periodic lattice (Bloch theorem);
- basic description of the electronic structure of metals and semiconductors/ insulators (independent electron picture);
- basic concepts of many-electron approaches, second quantization, key phenomena beyond the independent electron picture, electron-phonon coupling.
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