Relativity, Particles, and Fields
Module PH2040
Module version of SS 2017
There are historic module descriptions of this module. A module description is valid until replaced by a newer one.
Whether the module’s courses are offered during a specific semester is listed in the section Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature below.
| available module versions | ||||||||
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| SS 2022 | SS 2021 | SS 2020 | SS 2019 | SS 2018 | SS 2017 | SS 2016 | WS 2013/4 | SS 2011 |
Basic Information
PH2040 is a semester module in English or German language at Master’s level which is offered in summer semester.
This Module is included in the following catalogues within the study programs in physics.
- Theory courses for nuclear, particle, and astrophysics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for condensed matter physics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for Biophysics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for Applied and Engineering Physics
- Specialization Modules in Elite-Master Program Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (TMP)
If not stated otherwise for export to a non-physics program the student workload is given in the following table.
| Total workload | Contact hours | Credits (ECTS) |
|---|---|---|
| 300 h | 110 h | 10 CP |
Responsible coordinator of the module PH2040 in the version of SS 2017 was Andreas Weiler.
Content, Learning Outcome and Preconditions
Content
- Herleitung der Lorentztransformation aus dem Relativitaetsprinzip,
- Relativistische Effekte: Lorentzkontraktion, Zeitdilatation,
- Struktur der Lorentzgruppe und ihrer Liealgebra,
- Darstellungen der Lorentzgruppe sowie ihrer Ueberlagerungsgruppe Sl(2,C),
- Lorentzskalarfelder, Lorentzvektorfelder, Weyl-, Dirac- und Majorana-Spinoren,
- Diracgleichung und ihre freien Teilchenloesungen,
- Konzept und Quantisierung von relativistischen Feldern
- Poincare-Gruppe, Einteilchenzustaende und Vielteilchen-Fockraum
- Noether-Theorem und erhaltene Ladungen
- Propagatoren und deren Bezug zur Kausalitaet
- Schroedinger-, Heisenberg- und Wechselwirkungs-Bild
- Stoerungstheorie, Wicksches Theorem, Feynman-Diagramme
- Wirkungsquerschnitte und Zerfallsbreiten
- Elementare Prozesse in der Quantenelektrodynamik auf Baumgraphen-Niveau
- Techniken zur Auswertung von Spin- und Polarisationssummen
Learning Outcome
https://www.t75.ph.tum.de/teaching/ss17-relativity-particles-fields/
Preconditions
Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature
Courses and Schedule
| Type | SWS | Title | Lecturer(s) | Dates | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VU | 6 | Relativity, Particles, and Fields |
Tue, 10:00–12:00, PH HS2 Thu, 12:00–14:00, PH HS2 and dates in groups |
current |
Learning and Teaching Methods
https://www.t75.ph.tum.de/teaching/ss17-relativity-particles-fields/
Media
Literature
Module Exam
Description of exams and course work
There will be a written exam of 90 minutes duration. Therein the achievement of the competencies given in section learning outcome is tested exemplarily at least to the given cognition level using calculation problems and comprehension questions.
For example an assignment in the exam might be: Compton-Scattering
Participation in the exercise classes is strongly recommended since the exercises prepare for the problems of the exam and rehearse the specific competencies.
There will be a bonus (one intermediate stepping of "0,3" to the better grade) on passed module exams (4,3 is not upgraded to 4,0). The bonus is applicable to the exam period directly following the lecture period (not to the exam repetition) and subject to the condition that the student passes the mid-term of passing the voluntary test exam during the semester
Current exam dates
Currently TUMonline lists the following exam dates. In addition to the general information above please refer to the current information given during the course.
| Title | |||
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| Time | Location | Info | Registration |
| Exam to Relativity, Particles, and Fields | |||
| Mon, 2023-07-24, 13:30 till 15:00 | 2501 2501 |
till 2023-06-30 (cancelation of registration till 2023-07-17) | |
| Tue, 2023-10-10, 11:00 till 12:30 | Taurus 1 Taurus 1 |
till 2023-09-25 (cancelation of registration till 2023-10-03) | |