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[ 461GACTAMMV23 ] VL Advanced Mathematical Methods in Physics

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS M2 - Master's programme 2. year Physics Helga Böhm 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Master's programme Physics 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, students are able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the foundation and application of mathematical methods used in theoretical physics. The topics covered in the course complement the topics taught in the mandatory BSc mathematics courses. The specific topics vary and possible topics are listed below.
This lecture is methodologically complemented by the exercise Advanced Mathematical Methods in Physics.
Skills Knowledge
Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to

  • understand and explain mathematical derivations of important theorems (k2);
  • characterize the mathematical methods taught in this course in relation to the mathematics taught in BSc courses (k4);
  • differentiate between mathematical methods, and recognize which physical problems they can be applied to (k4).
During the course, students will acquire knowledge about advanced mathematical methods in physics, selected from the topics below:

  • complex calculus and theorem of residues;
  • Fourier analysis;
  • Greensfunction formalism for partial differential equations;
  • nonlinear differential equations;
  • variational methods in physics;
  • functional analysis;
  • integral equations;
  • distributions;
  • topology;
  • random-matrix theory.
Criteria for evaluation oral or written exams
Details will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
Methods lecture with mathematical derivations and example calculations
Language English
Study material as announced in the course
Changing subject? Yes
Earlier variants They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
461WTPHFMMV18: VO Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics (2018W-2023S)
TPMWTVOFMAM: VO Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics (2011W-2018S)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants -
Assignment procedure Direct assignment