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[ 261GRPH12 ] Subject Fundamentals of Physics
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Accumulative subject examination |
B1 - Bachelor's programme 1. year |
Physics |
Peter Zeppenfeld |
Johannes Kepler University Linz |
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Bachelor's programme Technical Physics 2020W |
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Introduction to the scientific approach and methods of solving problems in physics. Application of these methods to specific physical systems.
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Physical quantities and units, forces, kinematics and dynamics of point masses; Newton's laws, gravity, conservation laws of energy, momentum and angular momentum; inertial frame of reference; Galilei and Lorentz transformation (introduction to the theory of relativity); rigid and deformable bodies; oscillation; liquids and gases; basics of thermodynamics, laws of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases.
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Electrostatics; electrical currents; magnetic fields; fields of moving charges; magnetostatics; electric and magnetic fields in matter, polarization, induction; alternating current circuits; Maxwell equations
and electromagnetic waves, Lorentz transformation of the electrodynamic quantities.
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Maxwell equations, wave equation, refractive index and dispersion;
reflexion, transmission and refraction, polarization and anisotropic
materials; Fresnel equations; geometrical optics; optical devices;
interference and coherence; wave optics; diffraction; guided waves; basics of photonics.
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Radiation laws; basic experiments and fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics; particle-wave duality; Schrödinger equation and its application; atoms with one and many electrons; spin, Pauli principle, periodic table; chemical bonding and molecules; atomic and molecular spectra; quantum optics; basics of nuclear and elementary particle physics.
Introduction to Solid State Physics
Bond types in solids; crystal structures; diffraction on periodic structures; lattice dynamics and phonons; thermal properties; electrons in solids; electronic band structure; electrical transport; metals, semiconductors and insolators; dielectric properties; magnetism; superconductivity; crystal defects; amorphous solids.
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