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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 be able to:
- describe the main ideas and theories of modern physics
- solve problems in the context of modern physics, choose suitable methods and judge the reasonableness of obtained results
- formulate and assess mathematical models describing physical problems in modern physics
- explain the Swedish and English terms and concepts used in this field
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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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