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| Course name | Elements of modern physics |
| Course ID | 13.2-WF-FizP-EMP-S17 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
| Field of study | Physics |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2020/2021 |
| Semester | 4 |
| ECTS credits to win | 3 |
| Available in specialities | General 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 |
Learning students of basic concepts, facts and methods of such modern physics fields as: elementary interactions and particles, elements of cosmology, elements of contemporary optics with laser physics, certain selected topics of advanced quantum physics.
Fundamentals of physics I-IV, classical and relativistic mechanics, fundamentals of quantum physics, elements of atomic and nuclear physics
1. Elements of elementary particle theory: four basic interactions, classification of elementary particles, conservation laws of elementary particles, particle interactions and particle decays, elementary particle detection, energy and momentum in particle decays, quark structure of mesons and baryons, standard model, Higgs boson
2. Elements of cosmology. Universe expansion, Hubble’s law, background radiation, dark matter, principles of general relativity, space-time of general relativity, Einstein’s equation, tests of general relativity, light deflection, perihelium precession, gravitational waves, relativistic effects in everyday life, evolution stars and the formation of black holes, the Friedmann equation, the cosmology of the Big Bang, the formation of nuclei and atoms of elements, experimental cosmology, the problems of the composition and age of the Universe.
3. Elements of contemporary optics. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter - microscopic description (Einstein coefficients), macroscopic description (dielectric function and measurable quantities: transmission and reflection). Lasers: principle of operation, types of lasers, properties of laser light, selected applications of lasers, atomic clocks, optical fibers and fiber lasers, holography, metamaterials
4. Advances in quantum physics. Principle of superposition, Schroedinger’s cat, decoherence, entanglement, EPR paradox, Bell
inequalities, Bell inequality tests, quantum computer, nanostructures (two-dimensional quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots).
Conventional lecture with elements of discussion
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Lecture: Positive passing of exam (written)
[1] K. Krane, Modern Physics, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2012
[2] S.T. Thornton, A. Rex, Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th edition, Cengage Learnng, 2013
[3] P.A. Tipler, L.A. Llewellyn, Modern Physics, 6th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2012
[4] K.F. Renk, Basics of laser physics, 2nd edition, Springer International Publishing AG 2017
[5] O. Svelto, Principles of lasers, 5th edition, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
[6] W. Cai, V. Shalaev, Optical metamaterials, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
[7] H. Haken, H.Ch. Wolf, The Physics of Atoms and Quanta, Springer, Berlin, 2015
[8] E.L. Wolf, Nanophysics and nanotechnology, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2004
[9] Materials provided by a lecturer.
[1] R.A. Serway, C.J. Moses, C.A. Moyer, Modern Physics, 3rd edition, Thomson Learning, Inc. 2005
[2] W.T. Silfvast, Laser Fundamentals, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2004
Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 04-06-2020 14:20)
