Theoretical Concepts in Materials Science
Sommersemester 2009
Lecture
The lecture starts on Monday, June 15 and ends Thurday, July 24
Lecture: Monday, 8:15 -- 9:45, room 439/Süd and
Thursday, 8:15 -- 9:45, room 2004.
Tutorial: Monday, 14:00 --15:30, room 1003
Contents
The lecture will cover the following subjects:
- Probing a systen
- Introduction, linear and nonlinear systems
- Response to a pulse excitation
- Response to a monochromatic system, Kramers Kronig relations
- Vibrations
- Two harmonically coupled masses
- Four harmonically coupled masses
- Symmetry considerations
- Linear chain
- Many body systems
- Quantum mechanics of the harmonic oscillator
- Second quantization
Exercises
There are no exercise sheets. Exercises are solved during the tuturials.
peter.schwab@physik.uni-augsburg.de, April 2009
