Magnetism/Superconductivity - physics634
| Course | Magnetism/Superconductivity |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics634 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 3+1 | 6 | ST |
Preparation:
Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written): successful work with the exercises
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: To give an introduction to the standard theories of both fields as major example of collective phenomena in condensed-matter physics and comparison with experiments
Contents of the Course:
Magnetism:
orbital and spin magnetism without interactions, exchange interactions, phase transitions, magnetic ordering and domains, magnetism in 1-3 dimensions, spin waves (magnons), itinerant magnetism, colossal magnetoresistance
Superconductivity:
macroscopic aspects, type I and type II superconductors, Ginzburg-Landau theory, BCS theory, Josephson effect, superfluidity, high-temperature superconductivity
Recommended Literature:
L. P. Lévy: Magnetism and superconductivity (Springer; Heidelberg 2000)
P. Mohn: Magnetism in the Solid State - An Introduction (Springer, Heidelberg 2005)
J. Crangle: Solid State Magnetism, Van Nostrand Reinhold (Springer, New York 1991)
C. N. R. Rao, B. Raveau: Colossal Magnetoresistance […] of Manganese Oxides (World Scientific 2004)
J. F. Annett: Superconductivity, super fluids and condensates (Oxford University Press 2004)
A. Mourachkine: High-Temperature Superconductivity in Cuprates […] (Springer/Kluwer, Berlin 2002)