Entry requirements

40 credits within Science and Technology including Linear Algebra and Geometry, Thermodynamics, basic course in Mechanics as well as Mechanics II/Electrical Power Transmission Systems

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course students should be able to:

• classify and identify simpler cubic crystal structures,
• explain thermal, magnetic and electrical properties of solid materials based on models of electronic structure and phonons,
• explain the inner structure of matter based on conservation laws in terms of matter's smallest constituents and their interactions,
• perform calculations of nuclear reactions and particle decomposition and explain how they occur spontaneously in nature or artificially by man as well as explain how they can be detected,
• search for and report, on a basic level, on relevant for the course scientific publications,
• Perform simpler experiments in semiconductor and nuclear physics.

Content

Solid State Physics:

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.

Nuclear and Particle Physics:

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.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons and laboratory supervision.

Assessment

Written exam (4 credits). Oral and written presentation of laboratory work (1 credit).

Other directives

The course cannot be included in a degree together with 1TE045 - Quantum Physics Continuing Course, or 1TE701 - Quantum Physics II.