Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: CRYSTAL THERMODYNAMICS

Department: *Mech Eng & Materials Science*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Discussion of potentials and third-order elastic constants. Includes the lattice dynamics of harmonic phonons and antiharmonic perturbation expansion, as well as the contribution of electrons to the thermodynamics quantities. Not offered every year.