F5081 Theoretical physics 1

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
4/2. 5 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Michal Lenc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Michal Lenc, Ph.D.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 9:00–12:50 FLenc,03028, Tue 13:00–14:50 FLenc,03028
Prerequisites
Basic linear algebra. Basic calculus.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of the first part of the course students should get notion about methods used in the four "classical" parts of theoretical physics: mechanics and theory of relativity, electrodynamics and optics, introductory quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical physics.
Syllabus
  • Mechanics and relativity theory
  • 1. Basics, contributions of Galileo, Newton, Lagrange, Hamilton, Einstein.
  • 2. Conservation laws, central field motion.
  • 3. Harmonic oscillator, Kepler problem and Rutherford cross section.
  • 4. Dynamics of rigid body, deformable bodies and fluids.
  • Electrodynamics and optics
  • 5. Maxwell equations from Gaussov, Faraday and Biot - Savart laws.
  • 6. Coulomb law, field of the moving charge.
  • 7. Maxwell equations and wave equation, selected solutions of the wave equation, approximation of the geometrical optics.
  • Introductory Quantum Mechanics
  • 8. Why Quantum Mechanics?
  • 9. Schroedinger and Pauli equations.
  • 10. Hydrogen atom, harmonic oscillator.
  • Thermodynamics and statistical physics
  • 11. Fundamental equations of Thermodynamics.
  • 12. Phase space. Microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical distibutions.
  • 13. Examples of the partition function. Correspondence with thermodynamics.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KREY, Uwe and Anthony OWEN. Basic Theoretical Physics. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, 2007. ISBN 978-3-540-36804-5. info
  • LANDAU, Lev Davidovič and Jevgenij Michajlovič LIFŠIC. Úvod do teoretickej fyziky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1982, 357 s. info
  • LANDAU, Lev Davidovič and Jevgenij Michajlovič LIFŠIC. Úvod do teoretickej fyziky 1. Mechanika. Elektrodynamika. první. Bratislava: Alfa, 1980. info
    not specified
  • WALECKA, John Dirk. Introduction to Modern Physics. Theoretical Foundations. World Scientific, 2008. ISBN 978-981-281-225-4. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises.
Assessment methods
Homework finished at least one week before the oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017.
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