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3.00 Credits
A study of statistical ensembles; Maxwell-Boltzmann, FermiDirac and Einstein-Bose distribution laws, application to some simple physical systems. Prerequisites: Physics 309, 361.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Physics 411. Applications of time-dependent Maxwell's equations to such topics as plasmas, wave guides, cavities, radiation; fields of simple systems and multipoles. Relativity; covariant formulation of Maxwell's equations and conservation laws, fields of uniformly moving and accelerated charges. Prerequisite: Physics 411.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to modern computer simulations for solving physics problems. The course will be project-oriented with examples including planetary motion, chaotic dynamics, quantum scattering, structure of atoms and clusters, molecular dynamics, and Monte-Carlo simulations. Graduate students will be required to do extra work upon consultation with their advisor. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction into nonlinear dynamics, deterministic chaos, and fractals. Topics include phase plane analysis, routes to chaos, and pattern formation with applications in physics, chemistry and biology. Graduate students will be required to do extra work upon consultation with their advisor. Prerequisites: Math 204; Physics 24 or Physics 25; Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to elementary particles. Topics include particle properties, nuclear forces, particle interactions, the Standard Model for quarks and leptons, fundamental forces in gauge field theory models, and the role of elementary particle interactions in cosmology. Graduate Students will be required to do extra work upon consultation with their advisor. Prerequisite: Physics 307.
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3.00 Credits
Basic formalism applied to selected problems. Schroedinger equation and one dimensional problems, Dirac notation, matrix mechanics, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, hydrogen atom, variational methods, introduction to spin. Prerequisite: Physics 361 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Perturbation theory, treatment of spin, angular momentum addition, Wigner-Eckart theorem; scattering theory including partial wave analysis, born approximation, and formal scattering theory; identical particles, introduction to second quantization, and structure of complex atoms. Prerequisite: Physics 461.
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3.00 Credits
Techniques for calculation of the partition function with examples drawn from interacting Fermi gas, interacting Bose gas, superconductors, and similar sources. Prerequisites: Physics 413 and 463.
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3.00 Credits
Applications of quantum mechanics to the structure of atoms and molecules; perturbation and variational calculations, self-consistent field, multiplets, angular momenta, Thomas-Fermi model, diatomic molecules, spectral intensities. Prerequisite: Physics 461.
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3.00 Credits
Basic quantum mechanical concepts involved in atomic scattering theory. Topics include the Born approximation elastic collisions, and inelastic collisions. Other specific topics will be chosen from the general areas of electron, ion, and atom collisions with atoms and molecules. Prerequisite: Physics 471 or 463.
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