Courses

A formal treatment of electromagnetic fields, including: review of Maxwell’s Equations; wave propagation, fields from time-independent sources; Green’s Function methods; multipole expansions; field energy and momentum conservation; electromagnetic waves; refraction; wave-guides; solutions of Maxwell’s Equations with time-dependent sources, multipole radiation; electromagnetic field of moving point charges; Lienard-Wiechart potentials; relativistic nature of Maxwell’s Equations; Lorentz transformations of electric and magnetic fields.

The properties of the fundamental particles (quarks and leptons) and the force between them are studied. Topics include the interactions of particles with matter, symmetry principles and experimental techniques.

This course involves a selection of labs in laser physics, with emphasis on techniques necessary for trapping neutral atoms with lasers. Integrated with SC/PHYS 4061 3.00.

Involves trapping atoms with lasers and investigating the properties of laser-cooled atoms. The course includes a set of lectures that cover theoretical concepts including basic properties of two-level atoms, radiation pressure, the laser cooling force, magnetic trapping, and the dipole force. Prerequisite: GS/PHYS 5061 3.00.

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This course provides a rigorous treatment of numerical methods for the solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations.

A non-thesis experimental or theoretical research endeavour in physics, supervised by a faculty member. The student and supervising faculty member agree at the outset on the project scope (including required literature review), milestones (including frequency of regular student-faculty meetings), and deliverables (including a final written report).

A non-thesis experimental or theoretical research endeavour in physics, supervised by a faculty member. The student and supervising faculty member agree at the outset on the project scope (including required literature review), milestones (including frequency of regular student-faculty meetings), and deliverables (including a final written report).

A non-thesis experimental or theoretical research endeavour in astronomy, supervised by a faculty member. The student and supervising faculty member agree at the outset on the project scope (including required literature review), milestones (including frequency of regular student-faculty meetings), and deliverables (including a final written report).

A non-thesis experimental or theoretical research endeavour in astronomy, supervised by a faculty member. The student and supervising faculty member agree at the outset on the project scope (including required literature review), milestones (including frequency of regular student-faculty meetings), and deliverables (including a final written report).

A survey of observational and theoretical foundations of modern cosmology. Observational constraints on the history and current state of the universe are examined. Theoretical foundations of modern cosmology are introduced and employed to interpret observations. In the process, ideas about the early evolution of the universe, including the introduction of cosmic inflation and the development of large-scale structure, are elucidated.

This course will focus on applications of quantum physics in biology and medicine. Integrated with SC/BPHS 4090 4.00.

This course is a continuation of the material in Physics 5140 3.0. Non-Abelian guage theories will be studied in some detail, namely the Weinberg-Salam model of weak interactions, quantum chromodynamics for the strong interaction and the SU(5) grand unified theory.

Topics may change from year to year. Typical subject material may be selected from: design of advanced optical components, instruments and systems, detectors and instruments, the principles of laser radar (lidar), the interaction of laser radiation with materials, optical communication systems, advanced instrumentation for astronomy and space science.

Topics may change from year to year. Typical subject material may be selected from: design of advanced optical components, instruments and systems, detectors and instruments, the principles of laser radar (lidar), the interaction of laser radiation with materials, optical communication systems, advanced instrumentation for astronomy and space science.

Discussion of one or more topics in biological physics. Specific topics will vary.

This course covers a selected topic in theoretical or experimental physics.

This course covers a selected topic in theoretical or observational astronomy.