Prof.
Emil Yuzbashyan Office:
Serin 270 E E-mail
(best): eyuzbash at
physics.rutgers.edu Phone:
(848) 445-9035 Office
hour: Monday, 3 - 4 pm
Final presentations: Thursday, May 3, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, room 385E (seminar room)
Presentation topic: Pick a topic of your own choice or take a look at my suggestions.
Think through thoroughly what you're going to present and e-mail me a
brief description along with references on which your presentation is
going to be based
Lectures:
Monday
and Thursday, 12-1:20 pm, SEC-218. To benefit most from
lectures, it's best to read the text ahead of lecture. Then, you can
ask questions that wouldn't otherwise come up. Don't hesitate to ask
questions during and after lectures or during office hour.
Main (required)
text:
Grosso and Parravicini, “Solid State Physics” (2nd ed.,
Academic Press, 2014), ISBN-10: 0123850304. See also other
texts.
Course content:
The current plan is to cover Chapters
15 (Electron gas in magnetic fields), 16 (Magnetic properties of
localized
systems and Kondo impurities), 17 (Magnetic ordering in crystals) and
18
(Superconductivity) of Grosso and Parravicini.