83 graduate courses in the Fall 2009 Graduate Calendar, from Waterloo’s archived copy.
Canonical quantization of fields, perturbation theory, derivation of Feynman diagrams, applications in particle and condensed matter theory, renormalization in phi^4.
Department Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013275Archived pagePHYS 601 today
A brief review of ensembles and quantum gases, Ising model, Landau theory of phase transitions, order parameters, topology, classical solutions.
Department Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013276Archived pagePHYS 602 today
Feynman Path Integral, abelian and nonabelian guage theories and their quantization, spontaneous symmetry breaking, nonperturbative techniques:
latticef ield theory, Wilsonian renormalization.
Department Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013277Archived pagePHYS 603 today
Special relativity, foundations of general relativity, Riemannian geometry, Einstein's equations, FRW and Schwarzschild geometries and their properties
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LEC · Course ID 013278Archived pagePHYS 604 today
Schrodinger equation: free particle, harmonic oscillator, simple time-dependent problems. Heisenbrerg picture and connection with classical physics. Entaglement and non-locality. Pure and mixed states, quantum correlators, measurement theory and interpretation.
Department Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013279Archived pagePHYS 605 today
Probability, entropy, Bayesian inference and information theory. Maximum likelihood methods, common probability distributions, applications to real data including Monte-Carlo methods.
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LEC · Course ID 013280Archived pagePHYS 606 today
Maps, flows, stability, fixed points, attractors, chaos, bifurcations, ergodicity, approach to chaos. Hamiltonian systems, Liouville measure, Poincare theorem, integrable systems with examples.
Department Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013281Archived pagePHYS 607 today
Common algorithms for ode and pde solving, with numerical analysis. Common tasks in linear algebra. Focus on how to write a good code, test it, and obtain a reliable result. Parallel programming.
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LEC · Course ID 013282Archived pagePHYS 608 today
FRW metric, Hubble expansion, dark energy, dark matter, CMB. Thermodynamic history of early universe. Growth of perturbations, CDM model of structure formation and comparison to observations, cosmic microwave background anisotropies, inflation and observational tests.
Department Consent Required
SEM · Course ID 013283Archived pagePHYS 621 today
Application of Yang-Mills theory to particle physics, QCD and its tests in the perturbative regime, theory of weak interactions, precision tests of electroweak theory, CKM matrix and flavour physics, open questions.
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SEM · Course ID 013284Archived pagePHYS 622 today
Superstring spectrum in 10d Minkowski, as well as simple toroidal and orbifold compactifications. T-duality, D-branes, tree amplitudes. Construct some simple unified models of particle physics. Motivate the 10- and 11-dimensional supergravities. Simple supergravity solutions and use these to explore some aspects of AdS/CFT duality.
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SEM · Course ID 013285Archived pagePHYS 623 today
Differential forms, de Rham cohomology, differential topology and characteristic classes, monopoles and instantons, Kahler manifolds, Dirac equation, zero modes and index theorems.
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SEM · Course ID 013286Archived pagePHYS 624 today
Review of selected topics in Quantum Information
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SEM · Course ID 013287Archived pagePHYS 635 today
Review of selected topics in Gravitational Physics
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SEM · Course ID 013288Archived pagePHYS 636 today
Review of selected topics in Condensed Matter Theory
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SEM · Course ID 013289Archived pagePHYS 637 today
Review of selected topics in Quantum Gravity
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SEM · Course ID 013290Archived pagePHYS 638 today
Review of selected topics in Foundations of Quantum Theory
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SEM · Course ID 013291Archived pagePHYS 639 today
Review of selected topics in Quantum Information
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SEM · Course ID 013292Archived pagePHYS 641 today
Review of selected topics in Gravitational Physics
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SEM · Course ID 013293Archived pagePHYS 642 today
Review of selected topics in Condensed Matter Theory
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SEM · Course ID 013294Archived pagePHYS 643 today
Review of selected topics in quantum Gravity
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SEM · Course ID 013295Archived pagePHYS 644 today
Review of Selected topics in Foundations of Quantum Theory
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SEM · Course ID 013296Archived pagePHYS 645 today
Review of selected topics in Particle Physics
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SEM · Course ID 013297Archived pagePHYS 646 today
Review of selected topics in String Theory
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SEM · Course ID 013298Archived pagePHYS 647 today
Review of selected topics in Complex Systems
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SEM · Course ID 013299Archived pagePHYS 648 today
Review of Selected topics in Cosmology
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SEM · Course ID 013300Archived pagePHYS 649 today
Review of formalism of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics including symmetries and invariance. Approximation methods and scattering theory. Elementary quantum theory of radiation. Introduction to one-particle relativistic wave equations.
LEC · Course ID 002192Archived pagePHYS 701 today
Concepts of relativistic quantum mechanics, elementary quantum field theory, and Feynman diagrams. Application to many particle systems. Students who have not taken PHYS 701 but have an equivalent background in Quantum Mechanics may seek the instructor's consent to register in this course.
Prerequisite: PHYS 701 or consent of instructor.
LEC · Course ID 002193Archived pagePHYS 702 today
Relativistic quantum mechanics. Quantum electrodynamics. Covariant perturbation theory. Non-abelian gauge theories. Students who have not taken PHYS 701 but have an equivalent background in Quantum Mechanics may seek the instructor's consent to register in this course.
Prerequisite: PHYS 701 or consent of instructor.
LEC · Course ID 002194Archived pagePHYS 703 today
Statistical basis of thermodynamics; microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; quantum statistical mechanics, theory of the density matrix; fluctuations, noise, irreversible thermodynamics; transport theory; application to gases, liquids, solids.
LEC · Course ID 002195Archived pagePHYS 704 today
Phase transitions. Fluctuation phenomena. Kubo's theory of time correlation functions for transport and spectral properties; applications selected from a variety of topics including linearized hydrodynamics of normal and superfluids, molecular liquids, liquid crystals, surface phenomena, theory of the dielectric constant, etc. Students who have not taken PHYS 704 but have an equivalent background in Statistical Physics may seek the instructor's consent to register in this course.
Prerequisite: PHYS 704 or consent of instructor.
LEC · Course ID 002196Archived pagePHYS 705 today
Solutions to Maxwell's equations; radiation theory; normal modes; multipole expansion; Kirchhoff's diffraction theory; radiating point charge; optical theorem. Special relativity; transformation laws for the electromagnetic field; line broadening; dispersion; Kramers-Kronig relations. Magnetohydrodynamics and plasmas.
LEC · Course ID 002197Archived pagePHYS 706 today
Introduction to group theory; symmetry, the group concept, representation theory, character theory. Applications to molecular vibrations, the solid state, quantum mechanics and crystal field theory.
LEC · Course ID 002198Archived pagePHYS 708 today
Review of essential quantum field theory. Zero and finite temperature Green's functions. Applications.
LEC · Course ID 002199Archived pagePHYS 709 today
Emphasis on atomic structure and spectroscopy. Review of angular momentum, rotations, Wigner-Eckart theorem, n-j symbols. Energy levels in complex atoms, Hartree-Fock theory, radiative transitions and inner shell processes. Further topics selected with class interest in mind, at least one of which to be taken from current literature.
LEC · Course ID 002200Archived pagePHYS 710 today
Review of potential theory of scattering. Applications chosen from elastic and inelastic neutron, X-ray, light, charged-particle, and atomic and molecular beam scattering.
LEC · Course ID 002201Archived pagePHYS 711 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002202Archived pagePHYS 712 today
Angular momentum and the rotation of molecules; introduction to group theory with application to molecular vibrations; principles of molecular spectroscopy; spectra of isolated molecules; intermolecular interactions and their effects on molecular spectra; selected additional topics (e.g., electronic structure of molecules, experimental spectroscopic techniques, neutron scattering, correlation functions, collision induced absorption, extension of group theory to molecular crystals, normal coordinate analysis, etc.).
LEC · Course ID 002203Archived pagePHYS 713 today
Laser and nonlinear optics; techniques for controlling laser beams such as mode selection and mode locking; laser spectroscopy.
LEC · Course ID 013590Archived pagePHYS 714 today
Static properties of nuclei; alpha, beta, gamma-decay; two-body systems; nuclear forces; nuclear reactions; single-particle models for spherical and deformed nuclei; shell, collective, interacting boson models.
LEC · Course ID 009358Archived pagePHYS 715 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013591Archived pagePHYS 716 today
Strong, electromagnetic and weak interactions. Isospin, strangeness, conservation laws and symmetry principles. Leptons, hadrons, quarks and their classification, formation, interactions and decay.
LEC · Course ID 002204Archived pagePHYS 717 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013592Archived pagePHYS 718 today
Physical properties of atomic liquids; distribution functions and equilibrium properties, elementary perturbation theories and integral equation theories; simple metals, simple computer simulation; viral expansions and thermodynamic derivatives of g(r); experimental determination of g(r).
LEC · Course ID 013597Archived pagePHYS 730 today
Phonons, electron states, electron-electron interaction, electron-ion interaction, static properties of solids.
LEC · Course ID 002206Archived pagePHYS 731 today
Transport properties; optical properties; magnetism; superconductivity; disordered systems.
LEC · Course ID 002207Archived pagePHYS 732 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002208Archived pagePHYS 733 today
Electron processes in crystals, photoconductive processes. Electrode effects, imperfection and energy band transitions, scattering traps and trapping effects. Recombination kinetics, luminescence. Experimental methods and analysis.
LEC · Course ID 002209Archived pagePHYS 735 today
Reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves at dielectric and conducting interfaces. Dispersion, absorption processes, photo effects, magneto-optical effects, emission of radiation.
LEC · Course ID 002210Archived pagePHYS 736 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
LEC · Course ID 013599Archived pagePHYS 737 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topics and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013598Archived pagePHYS 738 today
Introduction to electron optics and the electron microscope; kinematical and dynamical theories of electron diffraction by perfect crystals and by crystals containing lattice imperfections, limited area electron diffraction, dark-field microscopy, interpretation of electron diffraction patterns and diffraction contrast effects in electron microscope images, selected experimental methods in electron microscopy.
LEC · Course ID 002211Archived pagePHYS 741 today
Quantum mechanics of spins in magnetic field; Bloch equations; NMR apparatus; the various nuclear spin interactions; spin temperature; density matrix; spin-lattice relaxation; double resonance.
LEC · Course ID 002212Archived pagePHYS 742 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 002215Archived pagePHYS 745 today
Optoelectronic component fabrication, light propagation in linear and nonlinear media, optical fiber properties, electro-optic and acousto-optic modulation, spontaneous and stimulated emission, semiconductor lasers and detectors, noise effects in fiber systems.
LEC · Course ID 011592Archived pagePHYS 747 today
Interfacing and programming of microprocessors for applications in physics, including signal averaging, auto- and cross-correlation analysis, multichannel spectrum analysis, and Fourier transformation. Consideration of hardware versus software methods for optimization of speed and system size.
LEC · Course ID 002217Archived pagePHYS 748 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 002218Archived pagePHYS 749 today
The physics of cellular structure and function; membrane theories, diffusion and active transport, bioelectric phenomena; intracellular motion, thermodynamics; selected topics of current interest and seminar.
LEC · Course ID 002219Archived pagePHYS 751 today
Physical methods of determining macromolecular structure: energetics, intramolecular and intermolecular forces, with applications to lamellar structures, information storage, DNA and RNA, recognition and rejection of foreign molecules.
LEC · Course ID 002220Archived pagePHYS 752 today
Physical properties and biological effects of different kinds of radiation: action of radiation on various cellular constituents: target theory, genetic effects, repair of radiation damage, physics of radiology and radiotherapy, isotopic tracers.
LEC · Course ID 002221Archived pagePHYS 753 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002222Archived pagePHYS 754 today
Specialized cells and organs; the nerve impulse and its propagation, muscle contraction, sensory transducers, the central nervous system; haemodynamics, the red blood corpuscle, homeostasis; selected topics of current interest, and seminar.
LEC · Course ID 002223Archived pagePHYS 755 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002224Archived pagePHYS 757 today
Review of basics of quantum information and computational complexity; Simple quantum algorithms; Quantum Fourier transform and Shor factoring algorithm: Amplitude amplification, Grover search algorithm and its optimality; Completely positive trace-preserving maps and Kraus representation; Non-locality and communication complexity; Physical realizations of quantum computation: requirements and examples; Quantum error-correction, including CSS codes, and elements of fault-tolerant computation; Quantum cryptography; Security proofs of quantum key distribution protocols; Quantum proof systems. Familiarity with theoretical computer science or quantum mechanics will also be an asset, though most students will not be familiar with both.
LEC · Course ID 011589Archived pagePHYS 767 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013593Archived pagePHYS 768 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013594Archived pagePHYS 769 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002227Archived pagePHYS 771 today
(for inter-departmental students)
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SEM · Course ID 010489Archived pagePHYS 772 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002228Archived pagePHYS 773 today
At the Director's discretion a PhD student may receive course credit for a term of specialized studies at another institution. Formal evaluation is required.
Instructor Consent Required
SEM · Course ID 010490Archived pagePHYS 775 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 013588Archived pagePHYS 776 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 013589Archived pagePHYS 777 today
Introduction to statistical theory and distribution laws. Statistical theory of the galactic system. Stellar motions in the solar vicinity. Galactic rotation. Space distribution of stars and their relation to the galaxy. Distribution of various galactic objects. Application to extra-galactic systems.
LEC · Course ID 002229Archived pagePHYS 780 today
Multi-wavelength astronomy: radio, infrared, optical and x-ray observations. Radiative Processes: macroscopic description, thermal and non-thermal emission, scattering, line transitions and plasma effects. Gravitational Dynamics: potential and orbits, self-gravitating systems, the Collisionless Boltzmann Equation, gravitational encounters. Fluid Mechanics: simple fluids, soundwaves and shocks, instabilities and transport mechanisms.
LEC · Course ID 002230Archived pagePHYS 781 today
Review of elementary general relativity. Timelike and null geodesic congruences. Hypersurfaces and junction conditions. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity. Mass and angular momentum of a gravitating body. The laws of black-hole mechanics.
(Cross-listed with AMATH 874)
LEC · Course ID 010439Archived pagePHYS 784 today
Introduction to scalar field theory and its canonical quantization in flat and curved spacetimes. The flat space effects of Casimir and Unruh. Quantum fluctuations of scalar fields and of the metric on curved space-times and application to inflationary cosmology. Hawking radiation.
(Cross-listed with AMATH 872)
LEC · Course ID 012151Archived pagePHYS 785 today
Introduction to the differential geometry of Lorentzian manifolds. The priniciples of general relativity. Causal structure and cosmological singularities. Cosmological space-times with Killing vector fields. Friedmann-Lemaitre cosmologies, scalar, vector and tensor perburbations in the linear and nonlinear regimes. De Sitter space-times and inflationary models.
(Cross-listed with AMATH 875)
LEC · Course ID 011282Archived pagePHYS 786 today
Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metric and dynamics; big bang thermodynamics; nucleosynthesis; recombination; perturbation theory and structure formation; anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background; statistics of cosmological density and velocity fields; galaxy formation; inflation.
LEC · Course ID 002232Archived pagePHYS 787 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002233Archived pagePHYS 788 today
Instructor Consent Required
RDG · Course ID 002234Archived pagePHYS 789 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topic and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013595Archived pagePHYS 790 today
Offered on demand. Course content depends on topics and instructor.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 013596Archived pagePHYS 791 today
This graduate course is offered using the combined biophysical resources of the Universities of Brock, Guelph, McMaster and Waterloo. Three topics constitute the equivalent of a one-term 3 hrs./week graduate course. Information about the course and the selection of individual topics can be obtained from the department course co-ordinator. Registration and credit will occur in the term of the last module.
Instructor Consent Required
LEC · Course ID 010491Archived pagePHYS 890 today