Physics 2: Electromagnetism

• Literature

• Edward M. Purcell, Electricity and Magnetism
• David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics
• The Feynman lectures on physics, vol II
• Link to main website

Quantum Mechanics 3

• Literature

• L.E.Ballentine, Quantum Mechanics
• J.J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum mechanics
• Feynman Lectures Volume III
• Link to main website

Past Courses

Solid State 3

• Literature

• Harrison, Solid state theory, McGraw-Hill, 1970.
• Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid state physics, Saunders College, 1975.
• Ziman, Principles of the theory of solids, Cambridge University Press, 1965.
• Imry, Introduction to mesoscopic physics, Oxford University Press, 1997.
• Datta, Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

• Syllabus

• Electrons on crystals, symmetries and bloch theorem
• Boltzmann equation: transport of electrons in metals and transport coefficients
• Theory of localization: Anderson transition, hopping transport, weak localization corrections
• Linear response: Kubo formula, fluctuation-dissipation theorem
• Band structure of graphene
• Properties of topological insulators
• Quantum Hall effects: integer and fractional

Mathematical Method

• Literature

• K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson and S. J. Bence, Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering
• G. Stephenson, Mathematical Methods for Science Students
• M. Tinker and R. Lambourne, Further Math For the Physical Sciences