Teaching

B.Sc. degree programs

Our institute offers various courses in the B.Sc. degree programs of the department.

M.Sc. Physics / M.Sc. Physics

In addition to the lectures “Condensed Matter Theory I” (in the winter semester) and “Condensed Matter Theory II” (in the summer semester), you can choose from various lectures with a stronger thematic focus. All lectures can be taken independently of each other and do not build on each other. Under Current: Summer semester 2024 and Preview: Winter semester 2024/25 you can find out about the current courses on offer.

Condensed Matter Theory I

Electrons in crystals
Electronic band structure
Electron dynamics in crystals
Phonons
Superconductivity

Condensed Matter Theory II

Topological properties of selected model systems
Ballistic transport
Quantum Hall effects
Green's functions and diagrammatic perturbation theory
Magnetism

Computational Material Sciences

Nonequilibrium Statistics and Transport Theory

Modern Concepts of Quantum Statistics of 'Systems in Nonequilibrium and Quantum Transport Theory

Quantum Statistics with Path Integrals

Advanced introduction to quantum statistics with path integrals
Current methods from the field of path integrals for quantum many-particle systems

Symmetry Groups in Physics

Symmetry concepts in various fields of physics.
Basic concepts of mathematical group theory
Examples of symmetry groups in classical and quantum mechanics
Discrete groups, applications to geometry and in condensed matter theory
Group actions, representation theory
Topological groups, Lie groups and Lie algebras
Applications to quantum theory of many-particle systems

Theory of Photon-Matter Interactions

Canonical Formalism
Quantum Theory of the Free Electromagnetic Field
Quantum Theory of Many-Electron Systems
Interaction Between the Photon Field and the Electron Field
Semiclassical Theory
Applications

Topology in Condensed Matter

Introduction to topology
Low-dimensional peculiarities: Anyons
Anyonic quasi-particles: Bound Majorana modes
The Kitaev model
Adiabatic time evolution: Kato's theorem
Topological and adiabatic quantum computing
Topological classification of noninteracting electrons with electronic band gap (topological insulators and superconductors)
Weyl metals and topological insulators of higher order
Applications in contemporary research