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PHYSICS
Professors D.R. Lehman, B.L. Berman, L.C. Maximon (Research), W.C. Parke, W.J. Briscoe, C. Bennhold (Chair), M.E. Reeves
Associate Professors H. Haberzettl, K.S. Dhuga, G. Feldman, I. Strakovsky (Research), R.L. Workman (Research), A. Eskandarian, F.X. Lee, A. Opper, C. Zeng
Assistant Professors J. Balbach, W. Peng, H. Griesshammer, Y. Ilieva (Research)
Professorial Lecturer B. Ratnam
Associate Professorial Lecturers J.T. Broach, M.F. Corcoran
Master of Science in the field of physics—Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree with a major in physics at this University, or an equivalent degree.
Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, and 36 credit hours of graduate course work, including Phys 209, 211, 213, 221, 224, 225, 250, 281, and either two courses chosen from Phys 231, 233, 234, 243 or, for the thesis option, Phys 299–300.
Doctor of Philosophy in the field of physics—Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, including the following required courses: Phys 209, 211, 213–14 221–22, 224, 225, 231, 233 or 243, and 250.
Research fields: nuclear physics—experimental and theoretical studies on the structure, electromagnetic and strong interactions, and scattering of few-body systems at low and intermediate energies; solid-state physics—experimental and theoretical studies on low-dimensional materials, molecular biophysics, magnetism, and surface physics; interdisciplinary physics, including radiation physics, and applied physics.
With permission, a limited number of 100-level courses in the department may be taken for graduate credit; additional course work is required. See the Undergraduate Programs Bulletin for course listings. Departmental prerequisite: Consent of a departmental graduate advisor is required for admission to all 200-level courses in physics.
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| 209 |
Theoretical Methods in Classical and Quantum Physics (3) |
Haberzettl |
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Topics covered include solutions of partial differential equations encountered in physics; techniques of linear algebra; calculus of variations; complex analysis; applications in physics of the theory of analytic functions; integral equations; and group theory in physics. |
| 211 |
Advanced Mechanics (3) |
Parke, Haberzettl |
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Analytic methods of mechanics as a basis for modern theory; variational principles, Lagrange's equations, Hamiltonian formulation, canonical transformations, classical perturbation theory. (Fall) |
| 213–14 |
Electromagnetic Theory (3–3) |
Staff |
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Principles of electrostatics and magnetostatics with applications to the solution of boundary-value problems in electrically and magnetically active media. Maxwell's equations, time-varying fields, and plane-wave propagation. Radiating systems and scattering of radiation, including multipole fields. Dynamics of relativistic particles and radiation from moving charges. (Academic year) |
| 221–22 |
Quantum Mechanics (3–3) |
Lee, Haberzettl |
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Principles of quantum mechanics, with emphasis on its formal foundation. Operators, representations, and transformation theory; Schrödinger and Heisenberg pictures; angular momentum algebra; perturbation theory; scattering theory; interaction with electromagnetic field; basics of relativistic formulation.(Academic year) |
| 224 |
Statistical Mechanics (3) |
Zeng, Peng |
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Classical and quantum statistics. Gibbs paradox, microscopic origins of entropy and other thermodynamic variables, fluctuations, ensemble theory, partition functions, distribution functions, density matrices. Applications include the harmonic oscillator, magnetic systems, ideal Fermi–Dirac and Bose–Einstein systems, blackbody radiation, phonons, and protein folding. (Fall) |
| 225 |
Graduate Laboratory (3) |
Feldman, Reeves |
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Selected experiments on nuclear and solid-state physics. Laboratory fee, $55. (Fall and spring) |
| 231 |
Quantum Field Theory I (3) |
Griesshammer |
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Local field theory and symmetry principles, field quantization, perturbation calculations, first-order electromagnetic and weak processes, divergence difficulties. (Fall) |
| 232 |
Quantum Field Theory II (3) |
Griesshammer |
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Covariant presentation of general theory of quantized fields, path-history quantization, theory of the S-matrix, dispersion relations, and renormalization program. (Spring) |
| 233 |
Nuclear Physics (3) |
Briscoe, Haberzettl, Griesshammer |
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Nuclear interactions, nuclear models, theory of nuclear reactions, pion physics, weak interactions, and electromagnetic interactions. (Fall and spring) |
| 243 |
Solid-State Physics: Structure and Binding (3) |
Reeves, Peverley, Zeng, Balbach |
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Crystal structure and binding; the reciprocal lattice, X-ray diffraction. Elastic properties, thermal, electric, optical and magnetic properties of solids, dislocations, and other defects. (Fall) |
| 250 |
Selected Topics in Physics (1 to 3) |
Staff |
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Student presentations on advanced topics in physics. May be repeated for credit with permission of graduate advisor. |
| 251 |
Selected Topics in Theoretical Nuclear Physics (3) |
Haberzettl, Bennhold, Lee |
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May be repeated for credit with permission of graduate advisor. |
| 252 |
Selected Topics in Experimental Nuclear Physics (3) |
Berman, Briscoe, Feldman, Opper |
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May be repeated for credit with permission of graduate advisor. |
| 253 |
Selected Topics in Theoretical Condensed-Matter Physics (3) |
Zeng |
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May be repeated for credit with permission of graduate advisor. |
| 254 |
Selected Topics in Experimental Condensed-Matter Physics (3) |
Reeves, Balbach |
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May be repeated for credit with permission of graduate advisor. |
| 281 |
Computational Physics (3) |
Eskandarian |
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Topics include harmonic motion, celestial mechanics, chaotic systems, fluid dynamics, and other such complex systems that require a computational approach. Laboratory fee, $55. (Fall) |
| 291 |
Seminar (1) |
Staff |
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Lectures on current topics in physics. May be repeated twice for credit. |
| 299–300 |
Thesis Research (3–3) |
Staff |
| 398 |
Advanced Reading and Research (arr.) |
Staff |
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Limited to students preparing for the Doctor of Philosophy general examination. May be repeated once for credit. |
| 399 |
Dissertation Research (arr.) |
Staff |
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Limited to Doctor of Philosophy candidates. May be repeated for credit. |
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