Physics of Solids I

An irridescent synthetic bismuth crystal.

A synthetic bismuth crystal. The bottom front edge has a length of about 3.5cm. The irridescent color is created due to interference effects in a thin oxide layer, which forms when the hot crystal is pulled out of the bismuth melt. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia user Dschwen.)

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8.231

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Fall 2006

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Undergraduate

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This course offers an introduction to the basic concepts of the quantum theory of solids.

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Xiao-Gang Wen. 8.231 Physics of Solids I. Fall 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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