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Course unit
THEORY OF STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS
SCP7081742, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2018/19
THEORY OF STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS
SCP7081742, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2018/19
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
Second cycle degree in PHYSICS SC2382, Degree course structure A.Y. 2017/18, A.Y. 2019/20 |
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| Degree course track | PHYSICS OF MATTER [002PD] | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | THEORY OF STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS | |
| Website of the academic structure | http://physics.scienze.unipd.it/2019/laurea_magistrale | |
| Department of reference | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | English | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | LUCA DELL'ANNA | FIS/03 |
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Mutuating
| Course unit code | Course unit name | Teacher in charge | Degree course code |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCP7081742 | THEORY OF STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS | LUCA DELL'ANNA | SC2382 |
ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines | FIS/03 | Material Physics | 6.0 |
Course unit organization
| Period | First semester |
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| Year | 2nd Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
| Type of hours | Credits | Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Lecture | 6.0 | 48 | 102.0 | No turn |
| Start of activities | 30/09/2019 |
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| End of activities | 18/01/2020 |
| Show course schedule | 2019/20 Reg.2017 course timetable |
Examination board
| Board | From | To | Members of the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 THEORY OF STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS | 01/10/2018 | 30/11/2019 |
DELL'ANNA
LUCA
(Presidente)
UMARI PAOLO (Membro Effettivo) SALASNICH LUCA (Supplente) |
| Target skills and knowledge: | Learning of some phenomena in condensed matter physics by means of the path integral approach |
| Examination methods: | Oral examination |
| Assessment criteria: | Knowledge of the topics of the course, ability of analytic calculus and oral exposition. |
| Course unit contents: | Part 1: Introduction to the path integral
- Brief review of quantum mechanics for single particle and identical particles - Second quantization: annihilation and creation operators - Single-particle and double-particle operators - Bosonic coherent states - Grassmann algebra - Fermionic coherent states - Gaussian integrals with complex and grassmannian variables - Feynmann integrals - Patition function and imaginary time - Equation of motion and stationary phase approximation - Application of Feynman integrals for a double-well: instanton gas - Functional integrals with coherent states - Interacting particles: perturbation theory - Functional integral for the electromagnetic field Part 2: Applications - Coulomb gas * Perturbative approach * Random Phase Approximation * Functional integral method - Non-interacting bosons: Bose-Einsten condensation - Goldstone theorem - Interacting bosons: Superfluidity * Bogoliubov spectrum * Landau criterion * Action for the Goldstone mode * Phenomenology - Superconductivity * Phenomenology and London equations * Electron-phonon interaction * Cooper problem * BCS theory by functional approach: gap equation and critical temperature * Ginzburg-Landau theory * Action for the Goldstone mode * Meissner effect and Higgs mechanism |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | Lectures on blackboard |
| Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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