PHY391 Proseminar Theoretische Physik

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

1. Entanglement, locality and local realism

2. Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox

3. Hidden-variable theories/De Broglie-Bohm-Theory

4. Bell inequalities

5. Bell test experiments

6. Quantum information theory

7. Quantum teleportation

8. Quantum cryptography

9. Atoms with several electrons

10. Molecules

11. Berry phase

12. Integer Quantum Hall effect

13. Fractional Quantum Hall effect

14. Ising model and phase transitions

15. Relativistic quantum mechanics: Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations

16. Relativistic corrections in atoms

17. Lorentz and Poincare groups

18. Symmetries and conservation laws (Noether theorem)

19. Gauge symmetries in Quantum Mechanics and Particle Physics

20. Discrete symmetries C, P, T, CP and their violation

21. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (Goldstone theorem and Higgs mechanism)

22. Higgs mechanism in Particle Physics

23. Higgs mechanism in superconductors (Meissner effect)

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.

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