Physics - Primarily for Graduate Students |
| 029:202 Workshops and Special Training in Physics | arr. |
| Workshops and special training opportunities for postbaccalaureate students; may include collaborations with other departments, institutions, or externally funded research organizations. Repeatable. | |
| 029:205 Classical Mechanics | 3 s.h. |
| Dynamics of mass points; Lagrange multipliers, small oscillations, Hamilton's equations; canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory; chaos. Prerequisite: 029:115. | |
| 029:206 Nonlinear Dynamics | 3 s.h. |
| Deterministic approach of turbulence and chaotic dynamical systems; qualitative theory of ordinary differential equations, perturbation in classical mechanics, erogodicity, bifurcation, universal properties of discrete maps, intermittency, fractals, quantitative characterizations of chaos. | |
| 029:211 Mechanics of Continua | 3 s.h. |
| Hydrostatics, dynamics of ideal fluids, both incompressible and compressible; viscous flow; classical theory of elasticity. Prerequisite: 029:205. | |
| 029:212 Statistical Mechanics I | 3 s.h. |
| Probability concepts; kinetic equations; classical and quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics with applications, including ideal and imperfect gases and phase transitions, irreversible processes, fluctuation-dissipation theorems. Prerequisites: 029:118 and 029:140. | |
| 029:213 Classical Electrodynamics I | 3 s.h. |
| Advanced electromagnetostatics, boundary value problems, Green's functions, Maxwell's equations, radiation theory, physical optics, multipole expansion of radiation field. Prerequisite: 029:130. | |
| 029:214 Classical Electrodynamics II | 3 s.h. |
| Special relativity, motion of charges in fields, theories of radiation reaction, special topics. Prerequisite: 029:213. | |
| 029:220 Individual Critical Study | arr. |
| Essay on topic chosen in consultation with faculty member. Prerequisite: candidacy for M.S. with critical essay. | |
| 029:222 Nonlinear Optics | 3 s.h. |
| Classical treatment of second- and third-order optical nonlinearities; phase matching, harmonic generation, three- and four-wave mixing, self-focusing, self-phase modulation, stimulated scattering of light, applications. Prerequisite: 029:130 or equivalent. Same as 055:276. | |
| 029:224 Laser Principles | 3 s.h. |
| Laser theory, stimulated emission, dispersion theory, broadening mechanisms, rate equations, gain saturation, optical resonators, mode-locking, Q-switching techniques, survey of laser types, modes of operation. Prerequisite: 029:130 or equivalent. Same as 055:274. | |
| 029:225 Special Topics in Physics | arr. |
| Repeatable. | |
| 029:226 Quantum Electronics | 3 s.h. |
| Field, particle quantization; interaction of EM, acoustic fields with matter; noise statistics; single- and multiple-photon processes; nonlinear optics; losses in quantum electronics systems. Prerequisites: 029:140 and 055:172. Same as 055:272. | |
| 029:228 Topics in Quantum Electronics | 3 s.h. |
| Quantum optics, optical properties of matter, laser science, photonics. Repeatable. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. | |
| 029:229 Semiconductor Physics | 3 s.h. |
| Electronic, optical, and materials properties of semiconductors. Prerequisites: 029:193 and 029:246. Same as 055:273. | |
| 029:240 Medical Physics | 4 s.h. |
| Interactions of radiation with matter, sources of radiation, dosimetry, applications of radiation and radioactivity in medicine. Prerequisite: 8 s.h. of physics or consent of instructor. Same as 077:211. | |
| 029:245 Quantum Mechanics I | 3 s.h. |
| Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, Schröedinger wave mechanics, Hilbert space methods, perturbation theory, scattering, spin and angular momentum, identical particles, selected applications, introduction to relativistic theory. Prerequisites: 029:140 and 029:141. | |
| 029:246 Quantum Mechanics II | 3 s.h. |
| Continuation of 029:245. Prerequisite: 029:245. | |
| 029:247 Introduction to Quantum Field Theory | 3 s.h. |
| Quantization of relativistic and nonrelativistic field theories, covariant perturbation theory, theory of renormalization, dimensional regularization, renormalization group theory, introduction to gauge theories and anomalies. Prerequisite: 029:246. | |
| 029:248 Quantum Gauge Theories | 3 s.h. |
| Gauge invariance, introductory group theory, Yang-Mills theories, electroweak theory, quantum chromodynamics, running coupling constants, operator product expansions, Ward identities, spontaneous symmetry breaking, chiral anomalies, instantons, monopoles, effective Lagrangians, supersymmetry, quantum gravity, introduction to string theory. Repeatable. Prerequisite: 029:247. | |
| 029:261 Seminar: Plasma Physics | arr. |
| Current research. Same as 055:291. | |
| 029:262 Seminar: Solid State Physics | arr. |
| Current research. | |
| 029:266 Seminar: Space Physics | arr. |
| Current research. | |
| 029:267 Seminar: Nuclear Physics | arr. |
| Current research. | |
| 029:268 Seminar: Elementary Particle Physics | arr. |
| Current research. | |
| 029:271 Theoretical Solid State Physics I | 3 s.h. |
| Central principles of the quantum theory of solids; lattice dynamics, electronic structure, optical properties, superconductivity, magnetism; emphasis on viewpoint of elementary excitations. Prerequisites: 029:193 and 029:246. | |
| 029:273 General Relativity and Cosmology | 2-3 s.h. |
| Einstein's theory of gravitation; applications to astrophysics and cosmology. Repeatable. | |
| 029:275 Particle Physics | 3 s.h. |
| Elementary particle properties and phenomenology, quark-parton models, quantum chromodynamics, unified theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions. Repeatable. | |
| 029:276 Special Topics in Quantum Mechanics | 3 s.h. |
| Current topics in quantum mechanics, such as string theory, relativistic quantum mechanics, quantum gravity, axiomatic quantum field theory. Repeatable. | |
| 029:277 Special Topics in Condensed Matter | 3 s.h. |
| Current topics, such as superconductivity and magnetism. Repeatable. Prerequisite: 029:271. | |
| 029:278 Solar-Terrestrial Physics | 2-3 s.h. |
| Atmosphere of sun, radio and particle emissions therefrom; solar wind; origin and nature of geomagnetic field; upper atmosphere of Earth; magnetospheres of Earth and other planets; propagation of energetic particles in interplanetary medium and their access to Earth. Repeatable. | |
| 029:281 Research: Physics | arr. |
| 029:294 Advanced Plasma Physics I | 3 s.h. |
| Microscopic plasma behavior: statistical mechanics of plasmas; Liouville equation; BBGKY hierarchy; Fokker-Planck equation and relaxation processes; Balescu-Lenard equation; Vlasov equation and linearized wave motion; shocks, nonlinear plasma motions, and instabilities; fluctuations and radiation processes; topics from recent literature. Repeatable. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. | |
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