Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Quantum Matter Program
Lecture Code WSP01200 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 固体電子論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
コタイデンシロン
Subject Name in
English
Electron Theory in Solids
Instructor SHIMAHARA HIROSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
シマハラ ヒロシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds5-8:AdSM 405N
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
This lecture is given in Japanese language only. Any assistance for non-Japanese speaking students would not be provided.  
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Physics
Eligible Students See Japanese syllabus. Participants are required to have superior ability in Japanese language.
Keywords Electron system in solids, metal electron system, solid state physics, many body problem, bussei physics, theoretical physics.  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understanding fundamental concepts and theories for electron systems in solid, in particular from the view point of theoretical physics.  
Class Schedule 1. Energy scales and effective model.
2. Bloch electrons
3. Free electron model and tight-binding model
4. Metal and insulator
5. Electron gas model
6. Charge neutrality
7. Electron-lattice systems
8. Fermi liquid theory
9. Quasi-particle and its life time
10. Electrostatic screening
11. Hubbard model - itinerant and localized electrons -
12. Antiferromagnetism
13 Electron correlations
14. Mott insulator 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Not specified, but every participant is recommended to purchase and study a few text books.  
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
(More Details) Blackboard is heavily used.  
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Every participant is required to study home at least for 2-3 hours after every lecture.
 
Requirements Knowledges and skills in second quantization, Dirac's bra and ket, and quantum statistical mechanics
are required.  Note that this lecture is given in Japanese only.  
Grading Method Reports and exams.
 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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