Section: 1. Transport of noninteracting electrons: Drude model (28 Sept., 3, 4(1h) Oct. 2023) | 997SM - FISICA DELLA MATERIA CONDENSATA I 2023 | Moodle@Units

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Introduction to the Course; references. Basic assumptions of the Drude model for metals (noninteracting and free electrons; collisions, damping term, relaxation time; application of the kinetic theory of gases); DC electrical conductivity; Hall effect.
AC electrical conductivity; dielectric function and plasma frequency. Thermal conductivity and Wiedemann-Franz law. (Ashcroft-Mermin, Ch. 1)
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