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Course Code:
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EE 432
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Title:
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Special Semiconductor Devices
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Credits:
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6.0
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Course Code:
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EP 408
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Title:
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Methods in Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics
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Credits:
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6.0
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Course Code:
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EP 422
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Title:
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Photonics II
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Credits:
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6.0
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Course Code:
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PH 504
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Title:
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Quantum Electronics
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Credits:
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6.0
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Description:
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Nature of light, wave
propagation in dielectric media, wave guides and optical fibers,
interaction of light with matter, semiclassical theory of radiation,
laser resonators and Gaussian beams, solid state lasers, molecular and
atomic gas lasers, semiconductor lasers and free electron laser.
Non-linear optical frequency conversion, phase conjugation and optical
bistability, applications of lasers. |
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Text/References:
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O. Svalto , Principles of Laser Physics, Plenum, 1982.
A.Yariv , Quantum Electronics, II Edition, 1975.
M. Sargent , M.O. Scully and W.E. Laurh Laser Physics, McGraw Hill, 1974.
Haken, H. : Light Vol. 1 and 2, North Holland, 1984.
Shimoda, A. : Introduction to Laser Physics, Springer, 1984.
Maitland, A. and M.H. Dunn Laser Physics, North Holland, 1969.
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Course Code:
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PH 506
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Title:
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Molecular Physics
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Credits:
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10.0
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Description:
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Observed molecular spectra
(Experimental details and special features in different spectral
regions). Separation of nuclear and electronic motion. Rigid and
non-rigid rotation of linear, symmetric and asymmetric top rotors.
Harmonic and anharmonic vibrations, Group theory and its applications
in molecular physics, vibrational-rotational interaction in simple
cases. Special cases : inversion doubling, internal rotation, etc.
Electronic states and transitions. Coupling of rotational and electronic
motion in diatomic molecules. Molecular orbital and valence bond
theories. Quantitative treatment of H2 + ion and H2 molecule and
discussion of other diatomic molecules. Directed valency and molecular
structure. Bond properties from MO treatment of polyatomic molecules
including . n- electron systems. Ligand field spectra. Vibrational
spectra of crystals. |
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Text/References:
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G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure, Vol. I,II and III Van Nostrand.
H. Eyring, J. Wolter and G.E. Kimball, Quantum Chemistry, Wiley.
C.A. Coulson, Valence 2nd Edition, Oxford.
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Course Code:
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PH 508
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Title:
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Theoretical Nuclear Physics
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Credits:
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6.0
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Description:
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Irreducible tensor
analysis. Deuteron problem. Nucleon-nucleon scattering. Effective range
theory. Scattering at medium and high energies. The nucleon-nucleon
interaction. Nuclear shell model. Collective model and deformed
nuclei. Electromagnetic transitions. Beta decay. Nuclear reaction
theory. Optical model. Direct reactions. |
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Text/References:
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M. A. Preston and R.K. Bhaduri, Structure of the nucleus, Addison-Wesley.
C.S. Wu and S.A. Moszkowski, Beta Decay Interscience, N.Y.
D.F. Jackson, Nuclear Reactions, Methuen Co.
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Course Code:
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PH 522
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Title:
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Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
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Credits:
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6.0
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Description:
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Elementary theory of groups
and their representation, application solid state physics. Electronic
state in solids. Hartree and Hartree-Fock approximation. Free electron,
exchange, pseudopotential theory. Cohesive energy of simple metals.
Energy bands and their symmetries. Magnetism: Heisenberg exchange and
magnetic ordering, magnetic resonance and relaxation.
Superconductivity: Microscopic theory, Josephson effect, flux
quantization. |
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Text/References:
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W. Harrison, Solid State Theory Tata McGraw Hill.
N. Ashcroft and N.D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972.
J. Ziman, Principles in the Theory of Solids, Cambridge.
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Course Code:
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PH 540
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Title:
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Elementary Particle Physics
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Credits:
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6.0
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Description:
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Phenomenology of strong and
weak interactions. Conserved quantum numbers. Leptons, nucleons and
mesons. Partial conservation of axial current. Non-abelian gauge
theories.Spontaneous breaking of global and local symmetries. The Higgs
mechanism. Weinberg Salam Theory. Quantum Chromodynamics.Accelerator
experiments and detectors. Low energy and non-accelerator experiments.
Questions beyond the Standard model. Unification proposals. |
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Text/References:
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F. Halzen and A.D. Martin, Quarks and Leptons, John Wiley, 1984
G. Kane, Modern Elementary Particle Physics, Addison Wesley, 1987
K. Huang, Quarks, Leptons and Gauge Fields, World Scientific,
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Course Code:
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PH 542
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Title:
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Non-linear Dynamics
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Credits:
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6.0
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Course Code:
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PH 598
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Title:
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Project (the 20 credits includes PH 597 also)
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Credits:
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15.0
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Course Code:
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PH 810
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Title:
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Advanced Simulation Techniques in Physics
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Credits:
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8.0
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Pre-requisite:
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0
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Description:
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Basic Numerical Methods and Classical Simulations : Review of
differentiation, integration (quadrature), and finding roots. Integration
of ordinary differential equations. Monte Carlo simulations, applications
to classical spin systems. Classical Molecular Dynamics.
Quantum Simulations : Time-independent Schrodinger equation in one
dimension (radial or linear equations). Scattering from a spherical
potential; Born Approximation; Bound State solutions. Single particle
time-dependent Schrodinger equations. Hartree-Fock Theory : restricted and
unrestricted theory applied to atoms. Schrodinger equation in a basis:
Matrix operations, variational properties; applications of basis
functions for atomic, molecular, solid-state and nuclear calculations.
Mini-projects on different fields of physics, e.g., Thermal simulations of
matter using Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics; Many-Interacting-Particle
Problems on Hubbard and Anderson model for electrons using Lanczos method
(exact diagonalisation) for the lowest states; Quantum Monte Carlo
methods; Computational methods for Lattice field theories; Microscopic
mean-field theories (Hartree-Fock, Bogoliubov and relativistic
mean-field); methods in nuclear many-body problems.
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Text/References:
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S. J. Chapman, Introduction to Fortran 90 and 95,McGraw Hill, Int. Ed.
1998.
S. E. Koonin and D. C. Meredith, Computational Physics, Addison-Wesley,
1990.
Tao Pang, An Introduction to Computationl Physics, Cambridge Univ Press,
1997.
R. H. Landau and M. J. P. Mejia, Computational Physics, John Wiley, 1997.
J. M. Thijssen, Computational Physics, Cambridge Univ Press, 1999.
K. H. Hoffmann and M. Schreiber, Computational Physics, Springer, 1996.
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