PHY391 Proseminar Theoretische Physik

The proseminar will cover a wide range of topics from various fields in Theoretical Physics, such as Cosmology, Particle Physics, Statistical and Condensed Matter Physics, as well as Quantum Physics. Possible talks are

1. General Relativity
2. The Big Bang Theory
3. Inflation
4. Black hole
5. The cosmic microwave background (CMB)
6. Dark matter
7. Gravitational waves
8. Lorentz and Poincare groups
9. Symmetries and conservation laws (Noether theorem)
10. Gauge symmetries in Quantum Mechanics and Particle Physics
11. Discrete symmetries and their violation, Baryon asymmetry
12. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (Goldstone theorem and Higgs mechanism)
13. Higgs mechanism in Particle Physics
14. Higgs mechanism in superconductors (Meissner effect)
15. The static quark model
16. Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
17. Neutrinos
18. Ising model and phase transitions
19. Renormalisation group
20. Integer Quantum Hall effect
21. Random systems and Markov processes
22. Chaos theory
23. Quantum information theory
24. Quantum teleportation
25. Quantum cryptography
26. Path integrals

Time and Place: Monday 10.15 - 12.00, Y23-G-04.

Assignments of the topics: Monday 14.09.2026.

The topics will be presented and assigned during the first lectureTopics_presentation_2026 (PDF, 413 KB).
Students unable to attend the lecture should contact M. Zoller.

• Give one presentation
• Take part in at least 80% of the presentations by other students.
• Active participation in discussions