New courses in Physics http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/index.htm 2008-01-18 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Introduction to the main concepts of string theory to undergraduates. Since string theory is quantum mechanics of a relativistic string, the foundations of the subject can be explained to students exposed to both special relativity (8.033) and basic quantum mechanics (8.05). Subject develops the aspects of string theory and makes it accessible to students familiar with basic electromagnetism (8.02) and statistical mechanics (8.044). This includes the study of D-branes and string thermodynamics. From the course home page: Course Description This course introduces string theory to undergraduate and is based upon Prof. Zwiebach's textbook entitled A First Course in String Theory. Since string theory is quantum mechanics of a relativistic string, the foundations of the subject can be explained to students exposed to both special relativity and basic quantum mechanics. This course develops the aspects of string theory and makes it accessible to students familiar with basic electromagnetism and statistical mechanics. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-251Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Zwiebach, Barton Guth, Alan 2007-09-14T12:40:03-04:00 8.251 en-US Physics Elementary Particle Physics fermionic string theories Riemann surfaces Hagedorn temperature Born-Infeld electrodynamics Lorentz invariance Kalb-Ramond fields Tachyons string thermodynamics. Light-cone D-branes statistical mechanics electromagnetism special relativity relativistic string quantum mechanics string theory MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Introduction to the basic concepts of the quantum theory of solids. Topics: periodic structure and symmetry of crystals; diffraction; reciprocal lattice; chemical bonding; lattice dynamics, phonons, thermal properties; free electron gas; model of metals; Bloch theorem and band structure, nearly free electron approximation; tight binding method; Fermi surface; semiconductors, electrons, holes, impurities; optical properties, excitons; and magnetism. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-231Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Wen, Xiao-Gang 2007-12-04T05:59:23-05:00 8.231 en-US Physics Solid State and Low-Temperature Physics magnetism. excitons optical properties impurities holes electrons semiconductors Fermi surface tight binding method nearly free electron approximation band structure Bloch theorem model of metals free electron gas thermal properties phonons lattice dynamics chemical bonding reciprocal lattice diffraction symmetry of crystals periodic structure MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. 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For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm See description under subject 8.613J. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Nuclear-Engineering/22-611JFall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Parker, Ron 2007-10-26T12:49:56-04:00 22.611J 8.613J 6.651J en-US Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Plasma and High-Temperature Physics Nuclear Engineering streaming instabilities ion-acoustic waves Landau damping electron plasma waves Vlasov plasma model kinetic theory wave propagation Two-fluid hydrodynamic plasma models stability analysis simple equilibrium MHD models plasma confinement schemes magnetic fields charged particles transport processes Coulomb collisions astrophysics controlled thermonuclear fusion energy generation plasma phenomena Physics Nuclear Science and Engineering MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm A three-semester subject sequence on quantum field theory stressing the relativistic quantum field theories relevant to the physics of the Standard Model. 8.323 is a one-semester self-contained subject in quantum field theory. Concepts and basic techniques are developed through applications in elementary particle physics and condensed matter physics. Includes the basic tools of field theory required for phenomenological studies. Topics: Functional integral formulation of quantum mechanics and many-particle systems. Classical field theory, symmetries, and Noether's theorem. Quantization of scalar fields. Feynman graphs, analytic properties of amplitudes and unitarity of the S-matrix. Renormalization and renormalization group. Spinors and the Dirac equation. Quantization of Dirac fields. Supersymmetry. Quantization of abelian gauge fields. Calculations in quantum electrodynamics. Classical Yang-Mills fields. The Higgs phenomenon and a description of the Standard Model. 8.324 is the second term of the quantum field theory sequence. Develops in depth some of the topics discussed in 8.323 and introduces some advanced material. Topics: Quantization of nonabelian gauge theories. BRST symmetry. Perturbation theory anomalies. Renormalization and symmetry breaking. The renormalization group. Critical exponents and scalar field theory. Conformal field theory. 8.325 is the third and last term of the quantum field theory sequence. Its aim is the proper theoretical discussion of the physic http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-325Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Stewart, Iain 2007-10-11T01:30:15-04:00 8.325 en-US Physics Elementary Particle Physics Physics, General nonperturbative (lattice) formulation lepton and baryon number violation phenomenology of Higgs sector unification in SU(5) and SO(10) CKM matrix fermion multiplets gauge boson and Higgs spectrum zero modes instantons anomalies asymptotic freedom renormalization confinement gauge symmetry MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm