Continuum in Solid State Physics
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11KFPL | ZK | 3 | 2P+0C |
- Course guarantor:
- Hanuš Seiner
- Lecturer:
- Hanuš Seiner
- Tutor:
- Supervisor:
- Department of Solid State Engineering
- Synopsis:
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The course introduces students to the basics of the application of the theoretical concept of continuum to the description of the properties of solids. The model is demonstrated on selected examples of multiferroic
- Requirements:
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1Continuum framework, tensor fields, objectivity
2Eulerian and Lagrangian description
3Material point, material derivatives
4Constitutive relation – elasticity, heat conduction, diffusion
5Symmetry considerations
6Basic problems of elastomechanics
7Energetic formulation, weak formulation, virtual principles
8Balance equations, energy conservations, the first law of thermodynamics
9The second law of thermodynamics, dissipation inequality
10Example – Thermoelasticity
11Example – Piezoelectricity
12Example – Ferroelasticity
13Example – Micromagnetism.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
- Study materials:
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Key references:
[1] P. Podio-Guidugli, Continuum Thermodynamics, Springer, Basel, 2019
[2] B. Albers, K. Wilmanski, Continuum Thermodynamics, Backwell‘s, Oxford, 2014
Other references:
[3] P. Hertel, Continuum Physics, Springer, Basel, 2012
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans: