Berry curvature, semiclassical electron dynamics, and topological materials: Lecture notes for Introduction to Solid State Physics

2020/01/13 by Daniel C. Ralph, Ralph, Daniel C.
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Condensed Matter Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Quantum many-body systems #Topological Materials and Phenomena

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2001.04797

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Abstract

Lecture notes used in a graduate-level Introduction to Solid State Physics course at Cornell University, to serve as a supplement to textbooks at the level of Ashcroft & Mermin.

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