Details of PH5103 (Autumn 2012)
Level: 5 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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PH5103 | Advanced Condensed Matter Physics | Arindam Kundagrami |
Syllabus |
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Soft Matter Physics Scattering theory elementary scattering theory, Braggs law the density operator, correlation functions liquid crystal phases and symmetry Generalized elasticity elastic free energy of nematic and smectic liquid crystals nematic-smectic phase transition Topological defects characterization, examples, energies - Kosterlitz-Thouless transition the twist-grain-boundary (TGB) phases Introductory polymer physics isolated polymer molecule the random walk model excluded volume effect Flory-Huggins theory phase separation polymer gels (introductory theory) the statistics of a Gaussian chain Greens function and path integral formulation for a single isolated polymer |
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Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
3 | MS | 9 | Not Allowed |
4 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |