F4110 Quantum physics of atomic systems

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 4 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Bedřich Velický, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Michal Lenc, Ph.D.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Bedřich Velický, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( F1040 Mechanika a molekulová fyzika && F2070 Electricity and magnetism )||( F1030 Mechanics and molecular physic && F2050 Electricity and magnetism )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is conceived as a complement to the courses Inroduction to the physics of the microworld F4100 or F4050. It aims at a deeper analysis and/or extension of selected topics. Two basic areas are covered: atomic and particle structure of matter; relativistic and quantum phenomena in the microworld.
Syllabus
  • Final list of topics depends also on the attendant's choice: 1. Brown motion. Finding Avogadro's number. Stochastic phenomena 2. Charged particle optics. From Hamilton's analogy to the electron lithography 3. Synchrotron radiation. Relativistic electron. Photoemission 1905 and 2005 4. Molecular beams. Diffraction of atoms and moleculs 5. Applied graph theory. Structure of moleculs, topological defects 6. Molecular vibrations. Group theory. The green-house molecules 7. Neutron interferometry. Schrödinger's cat 8. Quantum interferometry. Aharonov - Bohm effect 9. Quantum tunneling. Inversion lines of ammonia, maser and atomic clocks 10. Ionic a atomic traps. From one atom to Bose-Einstein condensation
Literature
  • Classical and interesting new papers dealing with the topics of the course.
  • HALLIDAY, David, Robert RESNICK and Jearl WALKER. Fyzika : vysokoškolská učebnice obecné fyziky. Edited by Petr Dub, Translated by Jana Musilová - Jan Obdržálek. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Vysoké učení technické, 2000, xvi, 328. ISBN 8071962147. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
The examination is oral. It has the form of a short prepared seminar presentation extending one of the course topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.