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| Syllabus adopted 2019-02-14 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
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7,5 Credits
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| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Fail |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Engineering Physics
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Department: 16 - PHYSICS
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Teaching language: English
Application code: 85122
Open for exchange students: Yes
Block schedule:
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In programs
MPPHS PHYSICS, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
Examiner:
Martin Cederwall
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Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a second cycle course the applicant needs to fulfil the general and specific entry requirements of the programme that owns the course. (If the second cycle course is owned by a first cycle programme, second cycle entry requirements apply.)
Exemption from the eligibility requirement:
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling these requirements.
Course specific prerequisites
Special relativity
Aim
The purpose of the course is to give a basic knowledge in classical field theory, with special focus on symmetries, global and local. This provides a preparation for continued studies of e.g. gravity and quantum field theory.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
After completed course, the student is expected to master basic elements of classical, including relativistic, field theory for different kinds of fields. In particular, an understanding of global and local symmetries in field theories is expected.
Content
Discrete symmetries, CPT;
Continuous symmetries: Lie groups and algebras and their representations;
Rotational symmetries, Lorentz and Poincaré algebras;
Basic classical, incl. relativistic, field theory;
Action principle, Hamiltonian formulation;
Noether's theorem;
Currents and charges, the stress tensor;
Gauge theory: minimal coupling, covariant derivatives, topological properties;
Spinors, the Dirac equation
Organisation
Lectures
Literature
lecture notes
Examination including compulsory elements
Home assignments