SylabUZ
| Course name | Elements of theoretical physics II |
| Course ID | 13.2-WF-FizD-ETP-II-S18 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
| Field of study | Physics |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2019/2020 |
| Semester | 4 |
| ECTS credits to win | 4 |
| Available in specialities | Theoretical physics |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
| Class | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The main aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with some ideas of the theory of classical fields and necessary mathematical methods needed to achieve this goal.
Knowledge of mathematics on the level of ,,Analysis I and II”, of physics on the level of ,,Fundamentals of physics” I – IV and classical mechanics.
Equations of motion in classical mechanics: The rule of the least action. Equations of motion for the chain of particles and equation of motion for the elastic rod: A Transition from a discrete to a continuous system. The principle of the least action for lagrangian depending on derivatives with repect to time and derivatives with respekt to space cooreinates.Hamilton equations. The principle of the least action for fields depending on coordinates in Minkowski space. Lorentz transformations. Classical fields, symmetries and conservation laws: Noether theorem.
Consequences of translational invariance. Translational invariance: Energy-momentum tensor, energy-momentum 4-vector - conservation rules. Internal symmetries and conservation laws - currents and charges. Examples of classical fields.
Conventional lecture. Classes.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
The course credit is obtained by passing classes and a final written exam with discussion.
1. H. Goldstein, Classical Mechanics.
2. J. D. Bjorken, S. D. Drell, {\em Relativistic Quantum Mechanics}, and {\em Relativistic Quantum Fields}.
Modified by dr hab. Maria Przybylska, prof. UZ (last modification: 30-04-2020 23:46)
