TA1: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics – Übersicht

Exam / ECTS / Certificate

The lecture addresses physics students in general, which are interested in the concepts and methods to describe, analyze and understand condensed matter. At the end of the semester there will be an exam (date/room TBA in the lecture). The lecture provides 9 ECTS after successfully passing the exam, certificates will be handed out on demand (contact: kathrin.higgen@lmu.de).

Literature

• Girvin-Yang, Modern Condensed Matter Physics
• Ashcroft-Mermin, Solid State Physics
• Gross-Marx, Festkörperphysik
• Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (Nice to built up foundations and intuition)

Further Reading Suggestions

• P. Coleman, Introduction to Many-Body Physics