PřF:F3250 Modern problems in cmp - Course Information
F3250 Modern problems in condensed matter physics
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Dominik Munzar, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Ondřej Caha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Adam Dubroka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dušan Hemzal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jiří Chaloupka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Mojmír Meduňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Tue 8:00–9:50 F1 6/1014
- Prerequisites
- First university year knowledge of physics.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Physics (programme PřF, B-FY) (2)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PřF, N-FY)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PřF, N-SS)
- Course objectives
- This course is to sketch several interesting areas of one of the prominent branches of contemporary physics - condensed matter physics will be presented as a dynamical field of study, benefiting from interpenetrating experiment and theory. The results form the basis of numerous technical achievements; however, they also represent fundamental knowledge on quantum behavior of many-particle systems. The prominent role of the condensed matter physics is also documented by the number of Nobel prizes. In fact, the last two decades brought about a half of them for discoveries in condensed matter physics (1985 - quantum Hall effect, 1987 - high-temperature superconductivity, 1991 - theory of liquid crystals and polymers, 1994 - neutron scattering in condensed matter, 1996 - superfluidity in He-3, 1998 - fractional Hall effect, 2000 - information and communication technologies based on semiconductor integrated circuits, 2001 - experimental realisation of Bose-Einstein condensation, 2003 - theoretical work in the theory of superconductivity and superfluidity, 2007 - giant magnetoresistance)
- Learning outcomes
- After successful passing the course the students should be able to
- list and explain experiments important for last half-century condensed matter physics
- analyse the appropriate fundamental problems in many particles systems from the viewpoint of modern physics - Syllabus
- Fermi gas in terrestrial physics and astrophysics Two-dimensional electron gas Nanostructures Usual and unusual mechanisms of electrical conduction, quantum Hall effect High-temperature superconductivity and superfluidity in He-3 From quartz to integrated circuit Physical principles of modern memory chips Self-organization mechanisms in condensed systems Photonic crystals Bose-Einstein condensation Colossal magnetoresistivity and other novel magnetic phenomena Large experimental facilities
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- The lectures on introductory level will be accompanied to great extent by supplementary imagery. In autumn semester, the course will be taught online.
- Assessment methods
- A short essay on a theme agreed upon with one of the lecturers will be required to pass the course.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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