Episode Synopsis "21. Mean Field Theory and Closing Thoughts "

Last in a series of 21 lectures on solid state physics, delivered by Professor Steven H. Simon in early 2014.

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More episodes of the podcast The Oxford Solid State Basics

• 01. Introduction to Condensed Matter; Einstein Model of Vibrations in Solids
• 02. Debye Model of Vibrations in Solids; Drude Theory of Electrons in Metals
• 03. Drude Theory of Electrons in Metals / Sommerfeld (Free Electron) Theory of Electrons in Metals
• 04. Sommerfeld (Free Electron) Theory of Electrons in Metals
• 05. Chemistry in a Nutshell
• 06. Microscopic View of Vibrations in Solids in One Dimension I: The Monatomic Harmonic Chain
• 07. Microscopic View of Vibrations in Solids in One Dimension II: The Diatomic (Alternating) Harmonic Chain
• 08. Microscopic View of Electrons in Solids in One Dimension: Tight Binding Chain
• 09. Geometry of Solids I: Crystal Structure in Real Space
• 10. Geometry of Solids II: Real Space And Reciprocal Space
• 11. Reciprocal Space and Scattering
• 12. Scattering Experiments II
• 13. Scattering Experiments III
• 14. Waves in Reciprocal Space
• 15. Nearly Free Electron Model
• 16. Band Structure and Optical Properties of Solids
• 17. Dynamics of Electrons in Bands
• 18. Semiconductor Devices and Introduction to Magnetism
• 19. Magnetic Properties of Atoms
• 20. Collective Magnetism
• 21. Mean Field Theory and Closing Thoughts