Modern Physics

5 credits

Course, Bachelor's level, 1TE078

Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English Only available as part of a programme

Location: Uppsala
Pace of study: 33%
Teaching form: On-campus
Instructional time: Daytime
Study period: 20 January 2025–23 March 2025
Language of instruction: English
Entry requirements: 40 credits in science/engineering including Linear Algebra and Geometry, Thermodynamics, a basic course in Mechanics as well as Mechanics II/Electrical Power Transmission Systems. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Application deadline: 15 October 2024
Application code: UU-64067

Location: Uppsala
Pace of study: 33%
Teaching form: On-campus
Instructional time: Daytime
Study period: 20 January 2025–23 March 2025
Language of instruction: English
Entry requirements: 40 credits in science/engineering including Linear Algebra and Geometry, Thermodynamics, a basic course in Mechanics as well as Mechanics II/Electrical Power Transmission Systems. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

The course covers the following aspects of solid state physics as well as nuclear and particle physics respectively:

Crystal structure: cubic structures and their lattice. Quantum statistics. Phonons: lattice dynamics and thermal properties. Electrons: free electron models, energy bands, thermal, magnetic and electrical properties.
Structure: early universe, nuclei, baryons, mesons, antimatter. Interactions: the electro-weak interaction and bosons, the strong interaction and gluons. Reactions: relativistic kinematics, nuclear reactions, cross-section, radioactivity.