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The proseminar will cover selected topics from Quantum Mechanics and its applications, as well as the role of symmetries and symmetry breaking with some examples from Condensed Matter and Particle Physics. Possible talks are
Entanglement, locality and local realism
Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox
Hidden-variable theories/De Broglie-Bohm-Theory
Bell inequalities
Bell test experiments
Quantum information theory
Quantum teleportation
Quantum cryptography
Atoms with several electrons
Molecules
Berry phase
Integer Quantum Hall effect
Fractional Quantum Hall effect
Ising model and phase transitions
Relativistic quantum mechanics: Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations
Relativistic corrections in atoms
Lorentz and Poincare groups
Symmetries and conservation laws (Noether theorem)
Gauge symmetries in Quantum Mechanics and Particle Physics
Discrete symmetries C, P, T, CP and their violation
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (Goldstone theorem and Higgs mechanism)
Higgs mechanism in Particle Physics
Higgs mechanism in superconductors (Meissner effect)
Lecturer: | Prof. Dr. Max Zoller |
Assistants: |
Dr. Piotr Bargiela (PB) Dr. Fabian Lange (FL) Weijie Feng (WF) Gaia Fontana (GF) Dr. Kay Schoenwald (KS) |
Module Code: | PHY 391 |
ECTS Credits: | 2 |
Time and Place: Monday 10.15 - 12.00, Y36-K-08.
Assignments of the topics: Monday 19.02.2024.
The topics will be presented and assigned during the first lecture (slides (PDF, 780 KB)). Students unable to attend the lecture should contact M. Zoller.
Date | Topic | Supervisor | Student |
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04.03.2024 | 1. Entanglement, locality and local realism | FL | Sandro Gälli |
2. Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox | KS | Tenzin Peldon Lhasam | |
11.03.2024 | 6. Quantum information theory | GF | Antonio Jorge Del Rio |
7. Quantum teleportation | GF | Andrin Horlacher | |
18.03.2024 | 8. Quantum cryptography | PB | Stefanie Jeanne Hurschler |
25.03.2024 | 17. Lorentz and Poincare groups | PB | Martha Rösler |
01.04.2024 | Easter Break | ||
08.04.2024 | 4. (+5.) Bell inequalities and tests | FL | Pedro Miguel Marques Maia |
18. Symmetries and conservation laws | KS | Philipp Emanuel Jan Maier | |
15.04.2024 | 9. Atoms with several electrons | WF | Urs Boison |
10. Molecules | WF | Julie Teerink | |
22.04.2024 | 15. Relativistic quantum mechanics: KG and Dirac equation | WF | Timon Maeder |
16. Relativistic corrections in atoms | KS | Marvin Sigg | |
29.04.2024 | 19. Gauge symmetries in QM and Particle Physics | KS | Lukasz Melchisedekow |
20. Discrete symmetries C, P, T, CP and their violation | FL | Alice Eleonora Cravioglio | |
06.05.2024 | 21. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking | GF | Sales Danioth |
22. Higgs mechanism in Particle Physics | GF | Levin Linus Martschke | |
13.05.2024 | 23. Higgs mechanism in superconductors (Meissner effect) | PB | Sandro Brunner |