Course
PostgraduateSemester
Sem. IISubject Code
PH627Subject Title
Computational Solid State PhysicsSyllabus
1. The Kronig-Penney model.
2. N-particle linear chain model.
3. Scalar potental in the cylindrical magnet.
4. Parallel-plate capacitor in two dimensions.
5. Heat flow in a metal bar.
6. Semiclassical quantization of molecular vibrations: Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization for bound states of the Lennard-Jones Potential
7. Hartree-Fock solutions of small atomic systems in the filling approximation.
8. Ground state of many electron system using density functional theory (DFT).
9. Calculation of energy bands in crystals.
10. Two-dimensional Ising model using the algorithm of Metropolis et al.
11. Partial wave solution of quantum scattering.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Computational physics, Fortran version, Koonin, Steven E, Perseus books.
2. Computational methods for electromagnetics and microwaves, Richard C. Booton, Jr., Wiley.
3. Computational methods in solid state physics, V. V. Nemoshkalenko and V. N. Anatov, CRC Press.
4. A first course in computational physics, Paul L. DeVries, Javier E. Hasbun, Jones & Bartlet.