2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Physics Graduate major in Physics
Special Lectures in Physics VIII
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroaki Kusunose
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- PHY.T537
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, we treat the fundamental physics of the cross-correlated phenomena between electric, magnetic, elastic, and thermal properties of materials, and their unified description based on symmetry. In particular, the fundamental aspects of symmetry and the concept of multipole bases are introduced. The multipole bases are useful for describing the relationship between microscopic degrees of freedom in underlying crystal structures and their physical properties.
Course description and aims
To understand and explain the fundamental concepts for dealing with symmetry.
To understand and explain the relationship between electronic states in material structures and their physical properties.
Keywords
symmetry, cross-correlated response, multipole basis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The lecture is given in a form of intensive course in Japanese.
Scheduled on 10/28(Tue), 10/29(Wed), 10/31(Fri).
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction of unconventional physical properties |
To be specified during the lecture |
| Class 2 | Relationship between physical property and symmetry |
To be specified during the lecture |
| Class 3 | Landau theory |
To be specified during the lecture |
| Class 4 | Multipole and electronic degrees of freedom |
To be specified during the lecture |
| Class 5 | Unified description based on symmetry-adapted basis |
To be specified during the lecture |
| Class 6 | Multipole ordering and cross-correlated phenomena |
To be specified during the lecture |
| Class 7 | Recent topics |
To be specified during the lecture |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Unspecified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Unspecified
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on a report.
Related courses
- PHY.C340 ： Basic Solid State Physics
- PHY.C341 ： Condensed Matter Physics I
- PHY.C342 ： Condensed Matter Physics II
Prerequisites
Basic Solid State Physics, Condensed Matter Physics I, Condensed Matter Physics II