Condensed Matter Field Theory

Lecturer

Nai-Chang Yeh (California Institute of Technology , USA)



Date: 15 - 30 July 2009

Place: Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics (ITAP)

Application Deadline: 30/May/2009


Program

  1. Brief overview of Second Quantization
  2. Theory of Non relativistic Many Body Green's Functions
  3. Hartree-Fock and Random Phase Approximations
  4. Linear Response theory and Kubo Formalism (conductivities, susceptibilities)
  5. Electron Phonon Interactions
  6. Basics of Fermi Liquid Theory: A Perturbative Aproach
  7. Fermi Liquid Theory with non-perturbative Strong Interactions: Kondo Effect
  8. Breakdown of Fermi Liquid Theory and The Luttinger Liquids
  9. Conventional Theory of Superconductivity
  10. Josephson Junctions and Superconducting Devices (time permitting)
  11. Introduction to the Theory of Unconventional Superconductivity (Brief overview of modern research in High Tc cuprates and iron pnictides and in Heavy Fermion Superconductors)
  12. Superfluidity and Topological Excitations
  13. Introduction to Atomic BEC

Presentation

The program is designed for preparing graduate students and young researchers to the basics as well as modern research topics in condensed matter physics. The course includes presentation of the topics 4-hour/day mainly in a blackboard-chalk style stressing the theory-experiment relations aiming at the understanding of the material in depth by the participants. There will be a number of exercises from current research problems and the lecture notes will be available after each course.

Participation

The workshop will finance the local expenses of national participants completely. International applicants at the PhD level as well as young researchers are eligible for UNESCO support covering their local expenses partially or fully depending on the circumstances.


Address for application Please fill in the online application form in the main IARS page and send it before 30/May/2009

 

Deadline for applications: May/30/2009

 

 Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics (ITAP)
Kaygıseki Mevkii, Turunc/Marmaris Turkey
 Tel :  +90 537 497 8549        e-mail: info1@itap-tthv.org        website: http://itap-tthv.org


 Sponsors : DPT (Turkey),  UNESCO (United Nations)