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Physics PHYCS 463. Liquid Helium and Superconductivity Emphasizes fundamental physical phenomena rather than detailed microscopic theory; normal Fermi liquids and normal liquid 3He: equilibrium properties, kinetic equation, collective modes, and finite temperature effects; superfluid 4He: equilibrium properties, two fluid model, Bogoliubov's microscopic model, condensates, and vortex lines; superconductivity: electrodynamic properties, Landau-Ginzburg theory, BCS theory, tunneling, Josephson effect, and superfluid 3He. Prerequisite: PHYCS 462 and PHYCS 481, or consent of instructor. 1 unit.