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2151

PHYSICS 741

: Advanced Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics
2023 Semester One (1233)
Develops and deepens students’ knowledge and understanding of advanced topics in classical mechanics and electromagnetism, including variational and least action principles in mechanics, the physical basis of magnetism; and the four-vector treatment of special relativity and electromagnetism.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 331, 705
2152

PHYSICS 741

: Advanced Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics
2022 Semester One (1223)
Develops and deepens students’ knowledge and understanding of advanced topics in classical mechanics and electromagnetism, including variational and least action principles in mechanics, the physical basis of magnetism; and the four-vector treatment of special relativity and electromagnetism.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 331, 705
2153

PHYSICS 741

: Advanced Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics
2020 Semester One (1203)
Develops and deepens students’ knowledge and understanding of advanced topics in classical mechanics and electromagnetism, including variational and least action principles in mechanics, the physical basis of magnetism; and the four-vector treatment of special relativity and electromagnetism.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 331, 705
2154

PHYSICS 742

: Advanced Statistical Mechanics and Condensed Matter
2024 Semester One (1243)
Advanced concepts in statistical mechanics and condensed matter. Topics to be covered include the theory of magnetism, mean field theory, the Ising model, superconductivity, phase transitions, complex systems, and networks.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 708
2155

PHYSICS 742

: Advanced Statistical Mechanics and Condensed Matter
2023 Semester One (1233)
Advanced concepts in statistical mechanics and condensed matter. Topics to be covered include the theory of magnetism, mean field theory, the Ising model, superconductivity, phase transitions, complex systems, and networks.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 708
2156

PHYSICS 742

: Advanced Statistical Mechanics and Condensed Matter
2022 Semester One (1223)
Advanced concepts in statistical mechanics and condensed matter. Topics to be covered include the theory of magnetism, mean field theory, the Ising model, superconductivity, phase transitions, complex systems, and networks.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 708
2157

PHYSICS 742

: Advanced Statistical Mechanics and Condensed Matter
2021 Semester One (1213)
Advanced concepts in statistical mechanics and condensed matter. Topics to be covered include the theory of magnetism, mean field theory, the Ising model, superconductivity, phase transitions, complex systems, and networks.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 708
2158

PHYSICS 743

: Waves and Potentials
2024 Semester One (1243)
Presents the universal mathematical physics of waves and potential fields and discusses related applications. Topics include derivations and solutions for electromagnetic and elastic wave equations, propagation of waves in media, reflection and transmission of waves at interfaces, guided waves in geophysics and optics, and fundamentals of potential theory.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2159

PHYSICS 743

: Waves and Potentials
2023 Semester One (1233)
Presents the universal mathematical physics of waves and potential fields and discusses related applications. Topics include derivations and solutions for electromagnetic and elastic wave equations, propagation of waves in media, reflection and transmission of waves at interfaces, guided waves in geophysics and optics, and fundamentals of potential theory.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2160

PHYSICS 743

: Waves and Potentials
2022 Semester One (1223)
Presents the universal mathematical physics of waves and potential fields and discusses related applications. Topics include derivations and solutions for electromagnetic and elastic wave equations, propagation of waves in media, reflection and transmission of waves at interfaces, guided waves in geophysics and optics, and fundamentals of potential theory.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2161

PHYSICS 743

: Waves and Potentials
2021 Semester One (1213)
Presents the universal mathematical physics of waves and potential fields and discusses related applications. Topics include derivations and solutions for electromagnetic and elastic wave equations, propagation of waves in media, reflection and transmission of waves at interfaces, guided waves in geophysics and optics, and fundamentals of potential theory.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2162

PHYSICS 746

: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Examines quantum field theory. Covers the relativistic generalisations of the Schrödinger equation and many-particle quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics is explored using Feynman diagram techniques. Extensions of scalar field theory to include path integrals, statistical field theory, broken symmetry, renormalisation and the renormalisation group.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 706, 755
2163

PHYSICS 746

: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Examines quantum field theory. Covers the relativistic generalisations of the Schrödinger equation and many-particle quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics is explored using Feynman diagram techniques. Extensions of scalar field theory to include path integrals, statistical field theory, broken symmetry, renormalisation and the renormalisation group.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 706, 755
2164

PHYSICS 746

: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Examines quantum field theory. Covers the relativistic generalisations of the Schrödinger equation and many-particle quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics is explored using Feynman diagram techniques. Extensions of scalar field theory to include path integrals, statistical field theory, broken symmetry, renormalisation and the renormalisation group.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 706, 755
2165

PHYSICS 746

: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Examines quantum field theory. Covers the relativistic generalisations of the Schrödinger equation and many-particle quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics is explored using Feynman diagram techniques. Extensions of scalar field theory to include path integrals, statistical field theory, broken symmetry, renormalisation and the renormalisation group.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 706, 755
2166

PHYSICS 748

: General Relativity
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Discusses Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity with application to astrophysical problems, drawn from black hole physics, gravitational waves, cosmology, astrophysical lensing and solar system and terrestrial tests of the theory. The course includes the mathematical background needed to describe curved spacetimes in arbitrary coordinate systems and the covariant description of fundamental physical relationships.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2167

PHYSICS 748

: General Relativity
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Discusses Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity with application to astrophysical problems, drawn from black hole physics, gravitational waves, cosmology, astrophysical lensing and solar system and terrestrial tests of the theory. The course includes the mathematical background needed to describe curved spacetimes in arbitrary coordinate systems and the covariant description of fundamental physical relationships.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2168

PHYSICS 748

: General Relativity
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Discusses Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity with application to astrophysical problems, drawn from black hole physics, gravitational waves, cosmology, astrophysical lensing and solar system and terrestrial tests of the theory. The course includes the mathematical background needed to describe curved spacetimes in arbitrary coordinate systems and the covariant description of fundamental physical relationships.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2169

PHYSICS 751

: Special Topic
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2170

PHYSICS 752

: Photonics
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Advanced topics in photonics including optical detection, semiconductor and modelocked lasers, the propagation of light in optical fibres, and the physics and applications of nonlinear optics.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 726, 727
2171

PHYSICS 752

: Photonics
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Advanced topics in photonics including optical detection, semiconductor and modelocked lasers, the propagation of light in optical fibres, and the physics and applications of nonlinear optics.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 726, 727
2172

PHYSICS 752

: Photonics
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced topics in photonics including optical detection, semiconductor and modelocked lasers, the propagation of light in optical fibres, and the physics and applications of nonlinear optics.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 726, 727
2173

PHYSICS 752

: Photonics
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Advanced topics in photonics including optical detection, semiconductor and modelocked lasers, the propagation of light in optical fibres, and the physics and applications of nonlinear optics.
Subject: Physics
Restriction: PHYSICS 726, 727
2174

PHYSICS 753

: The Dynamic Universe
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Covers topics in modern astronomy and astrophysics relating to the evolution and dynamics of key astrophysical systems. Topics will be drawn from: stellar structure and stellar evolution; the formation of planets and the evolution of planetary systems; stellar and galactic dynamics; the large scale dynamical behaviour of the expanding universe.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions
2175

PHYSICS 753

: The Dynamic Universe
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Covers topics in modern astronomy and astrophysics relating to the evolution and dynamics of key astrophysical systems. Topics will be drawn from: stellar structure and stellar evolution; the formation of planets and the evolution of planetary systems; stellar and galactic dynamics; the large scale dynamical behaviour of the expanding universe.
Subject: Physics
No pre-requisites or restrictions