Course content of compulsory and core elective modules

PHY401 Condensed Matter
Phenomenology of

• energy bands and fermi areas

• optical properties

• supra-conduction

• di-electrics and ferro-electrics

• magnetic properties

• surface effects

• electron optics and applications of focussed electron radiation

• production of structures at the micro- and nanometer scale

• lithographic structuring methods

• mesoscopic physics

PHY411: Theory of Condensed Matter

• electrons and phonons

• spectra, band theory

• application of group theory

• second quantization

• Many-body-theory

• electron-phonon interactions

• supra-conduction

• magnetism

PHY451 Elementary particle physics

• Beginning of particle physics
• Detectors Accelerators
• QCD physics
• Electroweak physics
• Flavor and neutrino physics
• Dark matter 
• Beyond-Standard Model physics
• Future facilities 

PHY 452 Elementary Particle Theory

• Elements of Quantum Field Theory

  • Quantum Electrodynamics
  • Nonabelian Gauge Theories
  • Quantum Chromodynamics (Strong Interactions)
  • Electroweak Standard Model and Higgs Mechanism
  • Quark Masses and Mixing
  • Neutrinos

PHY551 Quantum Field Theory

• Relativistic wave functions

• Quantification of free fields

• Re-normalization

• Perturbation theory

PHY461 Experimental Methods and Instruments in Particle Physics

• Physics and structure of particle accelerators

• Foundations and concepts in particle detectors

• Trace and vortex detectors, calorimetry, particle identification

• Special applications such as Cerenkov detectors, air showers, direct detection of dark matter, emulsions

• Simulations methods, selection electronics, trigger and data measurement

• Examples and key experiments

PHY552 Quantum Field Theory II

Advanced topics such as:

• Re-normalization groups

• Abel and non-Abel Eicht theories

• Standard model, Higgs mechanism

• Path integrals

• PHY568 Flavour Physics

• B-Penomenology

• Neutrino masses and oscillations

• CP violations in B0s

AST511 General Relativity

• repetition of special relativity

• principle of equivalence

• motion in the gravitational field, gravitational red-shift

• tensors in Riemann-Space

• covariant derivative, parallel transport

• Riemann tensor, Bianchi-Identities

• Einstein’s field equations

• Schwarzschild-solution

• precession of the perihelion, deflection of light

• geodesic precession

• gravitational waves

• black holes

• Friedman-Robertson-Walker universe

AST513 Physical Cosmology

• big bang and early universe

• nucleosynthesis

• inflation

• relativistic perturbation theory and growth of structure

• cosmic microwave background and large scale structure

• dark matter and dark energy

AST512 Theoretical Astrophysics

• radiative processes in the interstellar medium

• Star structure

• Star development

• Supernovae

• White dwarfs

• Neutron stars

• Black holes

• Planet formation

227-0385-10L Biomedical Imaging
(is being offered by the Institute for Biomedical Engineering)

• Physikalische und technische Grundlagen der medizinischen Bildgebung

• Bildrekonstruktion

• Röntgenbildgebung

• Computertomographie (CT)

• Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT)

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

• Magnetresonanztomographie (MR)

• Ultraschall

PHY471 Physics and Mathematics of Radiotherapy planning

• Wechselwirkung von Strahlung im Gewebe

• Dosisberechnungsalgorithmen

• Bestrahlungsplanung

• Intensitätsmodulierte Strahlentherapie (IMRT)

• Mathematische Optimierungsmethoden in der IMRT Planung

• Bildregistrierung

• Grundlagen der klinischen Radioonkologie, Zielvolumendefinition, Fraktionierung

PHY361 Physics against cancer: The physics of imaging and treating cancer

• Radiation Physics

• Imaging for radiotherapy

• Imaging with protons and ions

• Radiotherapy with photons, electrons, protons and heavy ions

• Basics of radiobiology and bio-physical modelling for radiotherapy

• Organ motion management

• Special radiotherapy techniquesrics

• mesoscopic physics

STA404 Clinical biostatistics

• Confidence intervals for proportions,

• Analysis of diagnostic studies,

• Analysis of agreement,

• Randomized controlled trials,

• Hypothesis tests and sample size calculation,

• Randomization and blinding,

• Analysis of continuous and binary outcomes,

• Multiplicity,

• Subgroup analysis,

• Protocol deviations,

• Some special designs (crossover, equivalence, and clusters),

• Analysis of prognostic studies,

• Development and assessment of clinical prediction models.

ESC411 Computational Science I

• Ordinary differential equations

• Partial differential equations

• Monte-Carlo

• Inverse problems

• Signal-processing

• Optimization

• Visualization

• Combinatorial problems

PHY233 Numerical Methods I

• Floating point representation

• Solving systems of linear equations

• Matrix diagonalization algorithms

• Eigenvalue calculations

• Function interpolation and extrapolation

• Solving the differential equations with numerical methods

BIO330 Modelling in Biology

• Deterministic Reaction-Diffusion models

• Stochastic Reaction-Diffusion models

• Finite-element modelling

• Cell-based tissue models

• Image analysis

BIO253 Experimental Techniques in Physical Biology

• Biomechanics of tissue

• Force measurements

• Modern microscopy

• Scattering methods

• Nuclear magnetic resonance

PHY431 Biology for Physicists

• Constituents of Biomatter, DANN, RNA, Proteins

• Heredity and evolution

• Allometric scaling laws

• Morphogenesis

• Transcription of genes

• Neural Networks