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| PHYS0060-1 | Structures and Symmetries | |||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 20h Pr | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Pierre Gaspard | |||||
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| Course contents : | The aim of this course is to describe, determine and understand the various types of order observed in molecules and condensed matter, in relation to their physical properties. Symmetry plays a central role. | |||||
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| Course objective : | A. Symmetry (Group theory) 1. Symmetry groups 2. Representation theory 3. Reduction of representations 4. Translation symmetry 5. Electronic et vibrational structures B. Condensed matter structure and crystallography 1. Order and disorder in condensed matter 2. Geometric crystallography 3. Les grands types d'architecture atomique 4. Scattering : basics and application to crystals 5. Determination of the structure of crystals 6. Liquid, amorphous structures and nanophysics 7. Crystalline defects and crystal growth 8. Soft condensed matter | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | Basic physics Fourier transform | |||||
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| Workshops : | exercices : 30h. | |||||
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| Written notes : | Lecture notes and reference textbooks. | |||||
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| Assessment : | Written and oral exam (May-June), written (August-September). | |||||
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| Contacts : | Prof. J.P. Gaspard (bureau 3/48), Institut de physique, Bât. B5. Tel. : 04/366.37.45, e-mail : jp.gaspard@ulg.ac.be Assistant: Mrs Céline Otjacques, office 3/47, tel. : 04/366.37.47, e-mail : celine.otjacques@ulg.ac.be Secretairy : Mrs J. Delcourt, office 3/49, tél. : 04/366.36.61, e-mail : jdelcourt@ulg.ac.be | |||||
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Date of data : 27/02/2006
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