Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

PHYS 568 - QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS

Long Title: QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Introductory course for graduate students. Topics include the concepts of classical and quantum phase transitions, mean field theory, renormalization group and quantum phase transitions in magnetic, fermionic, and bosonic systems.