University Of Limerick
Modern Physics
PH4132
Iowa State Course Substitution
Technical Elective
ME
Course Info
International Credits:
6.0
Converted Credits:
3.5
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Course Description:
Wave mechanics: De Broglie's hypothesis, wave functions and probability amplitudes, the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle. The Schroedinger wave equation: simple solutions in one dimension, transmission, reflection and penetration at a barrier, tunnelling, potential wells, the harmonic oscillator. The Schroedinger equation in three dimensions: the hydrogen atom, quantisation of angular momentum, spatial quantisation, the Zeeman effect. Spin: the fourth quantum number, the Pauli exclusion principle. Special Relativity: Relativistic dynamics, relativistic mass and momentum, total energy, mass/energy equivalence. Spacetime: spacetime diagrams, introduction to four-vectors. Application of relativistic dynamics to particle beam devices and collision experiments. Nuclear Physics: Nucleons and nuclear models, nuclear spin nuclear reactions and cross-sections. Introduction to elementary particles and the Standard Model.
Review
- Evaluated Date:
- January 21, 2021
- Evaluated:
- Christian Schwartz
- Expiration Date:
- January 20, 2026