Course catalogue description:- Cooperative effects in solids. Topics include the origin of magnetism in solids, crystal electric field effects and anisotropy, exchange, phase transitions and long-range order, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, metamagnetism, quadrupolar order, density waves and superconductivity. Emphasis on archetypal materials. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 172 or equivalent introductory condensed matter physics course. Units: 3 Grading Basis: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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Fisher Research Group Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials Dept. of Applied Physics Stanford University CA 94305-4045 |
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