705762 Photons and Atoms

winter semester 2016/2017 | Last update: 07.11.2016 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Theoretical Physics

Instructor:

Dr. Josep Oriol Romero Isart, +43 512 507 47057

Course number:

705762

Title:

Photons and Atoms

Type/hours:

KU 1

ECTS credits:

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

English

Learning Outcome:

Solid understanding of quantum electrodynamics with non-relativistic charges that allows to describe light-matter interaction processes in quantum optics.

Contents:

Study of the books "Photons and Atoms: Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics" and "Atom-Photon Interactions: Basic Processes and Applications" by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Jacques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg.

Start:

to be agreed on

Course allocation

Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics

Master's Programme Physics according to the Curriculum 2007 (120 ECTS-Credits, 4 semesters)

Elective Module 38: Elective Module (15 ECTS-Credits)

"Doctor of Philosophy" - Doctor of Philosophy Programme Physics according to the Curriculum 2009 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)

Compulsory Modules (30 ECTS-Credits)

Compulsory Module 2: Scientific Basics/Core Skills in the Thesis Topic (10 ECTS-Credits)