Quantum Theory of Matter:
Superfluids & Superconductors
Exam format
This is a two-hour exam.
There are 6 questions on the paper, with
3 questions in section A and 3 questions in section B.
Roughly speaking,
- Section A: phenomenology of superfluids and superconductors. This
is the material in chapters 2 to 7 of the lecture notes.
- Section B: microscopic theory. This is the material in
chapter 1 (Bose condensation) and chapters 8 to 12 (many-body theory).
You have to answer 3 questions with at
least one question from each section.
Date & time: Thursday 25th May 2pm-4pm.
Please check official timetable.
Style of questions
- Use the 2005 exam as a guide to the style of questions.
- You can also look at past exam questions
on superconductors from the Condensed Matter Theory course
for Section A questions, eg Yr 2003 Q4.
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