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ELEMENTS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Maria Teresa MERCALDO ELEMENTS OF MODERN PHYSICS

0522200039
DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA
MATHEMATICS
2014/2015

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
648LESSONS
MARIA TERESA MERCALDO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE MATH STUDENTS TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF MODERN PHYSICS, NAMELY TO SPECIAL RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS.
THE STUDENTS, AT THE END OF THE COURSE, SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE SIMPLE PROBLEMS OF MODERN PHYSICS.
Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANIC, THERMODYNAMIC AND ELECTROMAGNETISM IS REQUIRED.
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL RELATIVITY. EINSTEIN’S POSTULATES. LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS. RELATIVISTIC DYNAMICS. THE FOUR-MOMENTUM. RELATIVISTIC ENERGY. THE MASS-ENERGY RELATION.

ELASTIC WAVES. STANDING WAVES. WAVES ON VIBRATING STRINGS. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. ELECTRODYNAMIC POTENTIALS. COVARIANCE OF ELECTRODYNAMICS. ELECTROMAGNETIC TENSOR. TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS BY LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS.
INTERFERENCE. YOUNG EXPERIMENT. DIFFRACTION. RAYLEIGH SCATTERING.

INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS. PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT. COMPTON EFFECT. WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY. DE BROGLIE’S HYPOTHESIS. SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION. HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY RELATIONSHIPS. POSTULATES OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. QUANTUM HARMONIC OSCILLATOR.
Teaching Methods
FRONTAL LESSONS;
PROBLEMS AND EXERCISES.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION.
Texts
R. RESNICK, "INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL RELATIVITY" (WILEY);
J.D. JACKSON, “CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS” (WILEY)
R. P. FEYNMAN, "THE FEYNMAN LECTURES ON PHYSICS, VOL. 3"
C. COHEN-TANNOUDJI, B. DIU, F. LALOË, “QUANTUM MECHANICS” (WILEY)
K. S. KRANE, "MODERN PHYSICS"
P. A. TIPLER, "PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: VOL. 3 MODERN PHYSICS"
More Information
MORE INFO AVAILABLE ON WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.FISICA.UNISA.IT/MARIATERESA.MERCALDO/DIDATTICA/FISICAMODERNA.HTML
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