Title: Condensed Matter Physics: What Happened Since Ashcroft/Mermin and Where Is It Going?

Speaker: Prof.Kun Yang （Department of Physics and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306）

Time: May 24, 2019 10:00AM

Venue:No. 303 meeting room of building 2, IOS, CAS

Abstract: The classic textbook by Ashcroft and Mermin, titled Solid State Physics, has dominated education of graduate students in the field of condensed matter physics since its publication in 1976. Tremendous progress has been made in this field over the past 40 years, and a modern textbook replacing this aging classic is in urgent need. In this talk I will report our attempt [1] to meet this need, and discuss the recent developments in condensed matter physics along the way, emphasizing its synergy with other fields.
[1] Modern Condensed Matter Physics, Steven M. Girvin and Kun Yang, ISBN: 9781107137394, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2019); http://admin.cambridge.org/pa/academic/subjects/physics/condensed-matter-physics-nanoscience-and-mesoscopic-physics/modern-condensed-matter-physics?format=HB.