Introduction to Solid State Physics

Overview & Synopsis

This note contains below topics, L1 The Hamiltonian of the solid and its eigenvalue problem, L2 BornOppenheimer approximation, L3 Crystal lattices, L4 Crystal symmetries, L5 The action of the Bravais lattice on states, L6 Phonons spectrum and states, L7 Phonons spectrum and states continued, L8 Phonons examples and general properties, L9 Statistical mechanics of the harmonic crystal, L10 Specific heat of the harmonic crystal, L11 Neutron scattering, L12 Neutron scattering continued, L13 Inelastic neutron scattering, L14 Electronic excitations in solids, L15 Particles in a periodic potential, L16 Electrons in a periodic potential, L17 Lowtemperature specific heat of the electron gas, L18 Electrons in solids the second quantized picture.