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Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
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Faculty
:: Professor
Andrei
Bernevig: Spintronics and spin manipulation
in semiconductors.
Spin currents, topology, non-abelian Aharonov-Bohm effect,
magneto-electric effect.
Systems with strong spin-orbit coupling.
:: Professor
Kieron Burke: Electronic structure, nanoscience, quantum chemistry,
solid-state
physics, surfaces, strong field physics, attoascience,
atomic physics,
materials science
:: Professor
Alexander
Chernyshev: Theoretical study in strongly correlated
electronic systems, high-temperature superconductivity, quantum
magnetism.
:: Professor
Emeritus Igor Dzyaloshinskii: Time-Parity violation in
magneto-optics. Fermi
liquid
and non-Fermi liquid behavior in condensed matter.
:: Professor
Emeritus Alexei
Maradudin: Ab initio calculations of surface phonons on
metal
surfaces, calculations of photonic band structures, optical
interactions
at nonideal surfaces, path integral quantum Monte Carlo calculations of
anharmonic properties of crystals, and studies of linear and nonlinear
surface excitations.
:: Profesor
D. L.
Mills:
Theory of phenomena at surfaces, in ultrathin films, and superlattices.
Theory of the interaction of probes with such structures.
:: Professor
Thorsten
Ritz: Relating the geometrical
structure
of molecules, proteins,
and protein assemblies to their biological functions - also biological
physics.
:: Professor
Emeritus
R. F. Wallis: Surface effects in lattice
dynamics.
Non-linear interactions in
magnetic materials and lattice dynamics.
Published
new research monograph: "Many Body
Aspects of Solid State
Spectroscopy",
with Minko Balkanski, North Holland, publisher.
:: Professor
Steven White: Emphasis on numerical approaches for
strongly
correlated
magnetic and superconducting systems.
:: Professor
Ruqian Wu: Ab
initio density functional calculations for mechanical, electronic,
optical, transport, magnetic and catalytic properties of
materials and
surfaces.
:: Professor
Clare Yu: Emphasis on amorphous materials (e.g. low
temperature properties of
glasses) and strongly correlated electrons
(e.g.
Kondo insulators) - also biological
physics.
Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics
For
updates/corrections, please contact Alison Lara
updated 5.20.2008
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