Mesoscopic Physics – Advanced SSP, TMP-TA6, SoSe-2014

 

Lecturers: Dr. Igor Yurkevich (Aston University), Dr. Oleg Yevtushenko (LMU, LS von Delft)

Working language: English

6 hrs. per week (including lectures and tutorials) on Tuesday (room A449), Thursday (room A449), and Friday (room A249), 1415 – 1600

        Final exam: Mon., July 28, 10:00, room A449

 

Note: due to an overlap with other TMP courses we shift
          - lectures from May 8 till May 30;
          - tutorial from June 4 till July 11;
 from Thu., 14-16, to Fri., 16-18 (room A318).

 

Introduction (O. Yevtushenko), April 8

Block No.1 by I. Yurkevich, 14 lectures on

          May 2, 6, 8, 9 (2L), 13, 15, 16 (2L), 20, 22, 23 (2L), 27, 30 (2L)

          June 3


This will include the following topics:

1.    Quantum transport:

a.    Scattering theory,

b.    Landauer and Kubo approaches.

2.    Quantum information:

a.    Qubits.

3.    Interacting systems:

a.    Coulomb Blockade.

Recommended literature for the 1st block:

1.    Yu.V. Nazarov, Ya.M. Blanter, “Quantum transport: introduction to nanoscience” [general reading]

2.    Yoseph Imry, “Introduction to mesoscopic physics” [general reading]

3.    Supriyo Datta, “Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems” [introductory book, very simple]

 

Lecture notes for the 1st block can be downloaded here:

                              Part 1           Part 2           Part 3           Part 4           Part 5          
                              Part 6          Part 7           Part 8           Part 9           Part 10           Part 11

Important: these parts include different topics, thus the numbering corresponds to that of the topics (not of the lectures!) 

Special lecture on July 4 (by Jan von Delft)

Beyond the simplest perturbation theory: Kondo effect, Poor-man RG.

Block No.2 by O. Yevtushenko, 9 lectures in June/July.

This will include the following topics:

1.    Superconductivity: the BCS theory, thermodynamics of SupCond, Josephson effect;
5 lectures on Fri. & Tue.:
          June 6, 10 (holiday), 13, 17, 20, 24.

2.    Theory of disordered systems: models of disorder and basic technique, from diffusion to quantum effects;
4 lectures on Fri. & Tue.:
          June 27
          July 1, 8, 11.

Lecture notes can be found here.

 

Recommended literature for the 2nd block:

1.    A.A. Abrikosov, “Fundamentals of the theory of metals” [general reading]

2.    M. Tinkham, “Introduction to superconductivity” [superconductivity]

3.    E. Akkermans and G. Montambaux, “Mesoscopic physics of electrons and photons” [disordered systems]

 

Tutorials (tutors: Jan Heyder and Florian Bauer) will be on:

        June 6 (PS-1 of 1st Block), 13 (PS-2 of 1st Block),

        June 20 (Superconductivity - by Lode Pollet),

        June 27 (PS-3 of 1st Block),

        July 4 (PS-4 of 1st Block), 11 (Disorder)

 

            Last update: 16.07.2014