PHYS 657. Classical Condensed Matter.
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PHYS 657
Classical Condensed Matter.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Coarse-grained dynamical models of condensed matter systems and their application to non-equilibrium phase transformations. Topics include: spontaneously broken symmetry, slow dynamics, phase field models, classical density functional theory, amplitude models, perturbation methods, interface dynamics, phase stability, topological defects in solids and microstructure evolution.
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