Stephen Gant

Stephen Gant

I am a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, and I work in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics with a focus on the development of new algorithms for calculating excited state properties of materials.

Physics 141A-Solid State Physics

Undergraduate course, UC Berkeley, Physics Department, 2025

Part 1/2 of a thorough introductory course in modern solid state physics. Crystal symmetries; classification of solids and their bonding; electromagnetic, elastic, and particle waves in periodic lattices; thermal magnetic and dielectric properties of solids; energy bands of metals and semi-conductors; superconductivity; magnetism; ferroelectricity; magnetic resonances.