THEORETICAL PHYSICS

Fisica THEORETICAL PHYSICS

0522600012
DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO"
EQF7
PHYSICS
2016/2017

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
756LESSONS
224EXERCISES
Objectives
THR COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, PRESENTED IN A CONCISE FORM, SUITABLE FOR APPLICATIONS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE LECTURES IS TO TRACE A PATH FOR THE UNDERSTANDING AND THE APPLICATION, IN A CRITICAL WAY, OF ALL THE NOTIONS INHERENT TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS. THIS TARGET WILL BE PURSUED ALSO PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC DIDACTIC MATERIALS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE AIM IS TO MAKE STUDENTS ABLE TO EFFICIENTLY HANDLE THEORETICAL NOTIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO FAVOUR THE INCLUSION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS IN DIFFERENT WORKING ENVIRONMENTS.
Prerequisites
LAUREA TRIENNALE. THE COURSE IS ADDRESSED TO THE STUDENTS WITH INTEREST FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY, AS WELL AS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED TO CONDENSED MATTER AND SOLID STATE PHYSICS. THE MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE RECEIVED IN THE COURSES OF THE LAUREA TRIENNALE IS REQUIRED.
Contents
PERTURBATION THEORY. SCATTERING THEORY. PATH INTEGRAL FORMULATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. ENTANGLEMENT AND BELL THEOREM. RELATIVISTIC WAVE EQUATION (KLEIN GORDON AND DIRAC EQUATION). ELEMENTARY PROCESSES IN QED.
Teaching Methods
DIRECT LECTURES ARE GIVEN WITH APPLICATIONS AND EXERCISES ON TOPIC RELATED WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE. THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS OF PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS ALLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF NEW PHYSICAL PHENOMENA, TO PERFORM ALSO IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATIONS ARE PERFORMED WITH THE AIM OF VERIFYING THAT STUDENTS HAVE CORRECTLY LEARNED AND UNDERSTOOD THE ARGUMENTS OF THE LECTURES. THEY MUST ALSO SHOW ABILITY TO EXPOSE IN A CLEAR AND SYNTETIC WAY THE ARGUMENTS OF THE LECTURES AND TO FORMULATE AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS.
Texts
1. C. ITZYKSON, J.-B. ZUBER, "QUANTUM FIELD THEORY", MCGRAW-HILL
2. S. WEINBERG, "LA TEORIA QUANTISTICA DEI CAMPI", ZANICHELLI.
3. W. GREINER, J. REINHARDT, "FIELD QUANTIZATION", SPRINGER
4. W. GREINER, "RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS", SPRINGER
5. M. KAKU, "QUANTUM FIELD THEORY: A MODERN INTRODUCTION"
6. F. GROSS, "RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS AND FIELD THEORY", JOHN-WILEY & SON
7. R.H. RYDER, "QUANTUM FIELD THEORY", CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
8. C. ROSSETTI, "ELEMENTI DI TEORIA DELL’URTO", LEVROTTO & BELLA
More Information
ATTENDING THE COURSE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE STUDENT IS INVITED TO CONTACT THE TEACHER (ALSO IN DAYS AND HOURS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECEPTION TIME SCHEDULE) FOR FURTHER EXPLANATIONS OF THE ARGUMENTS OF THE COURSE.

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