Soft Matter and Solid State Physics

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BROCHURE

academic year

2023-2024

2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Patricia Maria LOSADA PEREZ (Coordinator) and Simone NAPOLITANO

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

Introduction to condensed matter, classification of crystal structures; reciprocal lattice, x-ray diffraction; crystal binding; phonons and lattice vibrations; free electrons; energy bands; introduction to soft condensed matter

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

The objectives of the course: understanding of how atoms arrange themselves in condensed matter; their collective motions; the gas of electrons. An understanding of soft materials properties.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes with transparencies and chalk/blackboard

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Kittel – Physique de l’état solide (Dunod) Ashcroft-Mermin - Physique des solides (EDP Sciences) RAL Jones – Soft Condensed Matter (Oxford Press)