Intro to Quantum Condensed Matter Physics

Quantum Condensed Matter Physics: Lecture 1

Theoretical physicist Dr Andrew Mitchell presents an advanced undergraduate / introductory Master's level lecture course on Quantum Condensed Matter Physics at University College Dublin. This is a complete and self-contained set of lectures, in which the theory is built up from scratch, and requires only a knowledge of basic quantum mechanics.

In this lecture, I give a basic introduction to the subject. I explain the concepts of collective behavior and emergent phenomena, and discuss the many-body problem in physics. This lecture sets the scene for the rest of the course.

Navigate through the lectures of this course in order using the playlist:
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Recommended course textbook: "Many-body quantum theory in condensed matter physics" by Bruss and Flensberg