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Modern Physics, 6 ECTS credits.
/Modern fysik /
For:
MED
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60
Rec. self-study hours: 100
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Physics, Applied Physics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The primary goal of this introductory course is to give an understanding of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.
After completing the course the student should:
- know the basic concepts, main ideas and theories in the field, and be familiar with examples of the results and consequences of these
- be able to apply the theories by solving problems in the field and then choose appropriate methods and assess the reasonableness of the obtained results
- be able to perform simple measurements of importance in nuclear and radiation physics and relate these to the corresponding theories
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Mathematics, Calculus, Mechanics, Wave Motion and Electromagnetic Field Theory.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Medical Radiation Physics
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Organisation:
Lectures, problem solving sessions and laboratory work.
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Course contents:
Modern physics is mainly the twentieth century's physics and has a huge range, from the smallest building blocks of matter to the whole universe. The large accumulated body of knowledge naturally makes a delineation of the course necessary, which roughly looks like this:
- Relativity: The Lorentz transformation. The Doppler effect for electromagnetic waves. Relativistic mechanics. Rest mass and rest energy. Introduction to general relativity.
- Nuclear physics: The nuclear structure and binding, nuclear models. Nuclear magnetic resonance. E = mc2 applied to nuclear processes. Radioactive decay. Nuclear reactions, fission and fusion.
- Quantum Physics: Wave-particle duality. The uncertainty principle. The Bohr model of the atom. The Schrödinger equation. Bound and unbound states. Quantum-mechanical operators, expectation values and eigenvalues. Stationary and non-stationary state.
- Atomic physics: The Schrödinger equation applied to one-electron system. Energy levels, quantum numbers, orbitals, spectra. Spin, magnetic moment and the influence of magnetic fields. Multi-electron systems: the Pauli exclusion principle, the periodic table, approximate energy levels.
- Statistical Mechanics: Classical distributions (the Boltzmann distribution, the Maxwell velocity distribution). Quantum Distributions (the Bose-Einstein distribution, the Fermi-Dirac distribution).
- Molecular Physics: Molecular orbitals, molecular bonds. Vibrations, rotations, molecular spectra.
- Solid State Physics: Electronic structure. Band theory. Semiconductor physics and semiconductor devices.
- Introduction to elementary particle physics (Standard Model).
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Course literature:
Randy Harris: Modern Physics, 2nd ed., Pearson international edition, 2008 (ISBN-13: 978-0-321-52667-0)
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Examination: |
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A written examination.
Laboratory work
Optional assignment
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5 ECTS
1 ECTS
0 ECTS
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The optional assignments may give bonus points on the written exam |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magnus Johansson
Examiner: Mats Eriksson
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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