Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Many Body Physics
Course Code: FZK606
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To investigate many body systems, introduce student to the main techniques and concepts, to give student first-hand experience in calculations and problem solving using these methods.

Course Content

Second Quantization, Phonons and photons, Fermi and Bose fluids, Green's Functions and Feynman diagrams. Finite temperature Green Functions. Application of Finite temperature Feynman Diagrams to electron-phonon problem

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to apply many body physics methods to selected physical systems
2.To be able to apply many-body methods
3.To be able to solve many body problems using Feynmann Diagram
4.To be able to determine the ground state of harmonic oscillator by using uppering and lowering operators.
5.To be able to write the partition function of a system with finite temperature.
6.To be able to write the necessary equations for the self energy and electron phonon interaction of electron.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Introduction to Many Body Physics, P. Coleman London 2012
2.Many Particle Physics, G. Mahan, NewYork 2000
3.Methods of Quantum Field Theory in Statistical Physics, Abrikosov, Gorkov and Dzyalozinskii 1975
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introductory Material
Week 2 - Theoretical
Scales and Complexity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Collective Quantum Fields
Week 4 - Theoretical
Harmonic Oscillator: a zero dimensional field theory
Week 5 - Theoretical
Conserved Particles
Week 6 - Theoretical
The vacuum and many body Schrödinger Equations
Week 7 - Theoretical
Simple examples of second quantization
Week 8 - Theoretical
Simple examples of second quantization , Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Hubbard Model
Week 10 - Theoretical
Green’s Functions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Landau Fermi Liquid Theory
Week 12 - Theoretical
Zero Temperature Feynman Diagrams
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Self Energy of electron
Week 14 - Theoretical
Finite Temperature Many body Physics
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures14%28
Assignment14%14
Quiz2%8
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%30
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1483154
Assignment33215
Quiz43116
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1729
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
OÇ-1
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-5
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
OÇ-6
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026