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A.I Core Courses
1. Basic concepts of physics (2+1)
Classical Mechanics: Space, time and matter as physical entities; classical motionvelocity,
acceleration; degrees of freedom; inertial frames of reference; free motion;
relative and absolute motion; classical relativity principle-Galilean transformations;
principle of action at a distance; Newton's laws of motion; force, field and potential;
space homogeneity and conservation of linear momentum; space isotropy and conservation
of angular momentum; time homogeneity and conservation of energy; time
isotropy and reversibility of equations of motion.
Relativistic Mechanics: Constancy of velocity of light; invariance of space-time separation;
corollaries of Lorentz transformations-length contraction, time dilatation; mass,
energy and momentum of a relativistic particle; particle with zero mass.
Electromagnetic Field: Classical electrodynamics- electric charge; field of a charged
particle at rest; potential; field of a system of charges-superposition principle; law of
conservation of charge; energy of system of charges; Maxwell's equations; fields in
vacuum; electromagnetic waves-plane waves, monochromatic waves, coherent waves;
interference, diffraction and polarization of waves; wave radiation; geometrical optics,
optical instruments, magnification and resolving power.
Gravitation: nature of gravitational field; principle of equivalence; general relativity
and the universe.
Quantum Mechanics: atomic phenomena; wave-particle duality-de Broglie wavelength;
simultaneous measurement of canonical conjugate variables-Heisenberg's
uncertainty principle; Schrodinger's matter-wave equation; zero point energy; the
tunnel effect; space and time symmetry; internal degrees of freedom-spin; Pauli's
exclusion principle; exchange effect; application to atoms in the periodic table.
Cosmic rays and Elementary Particles: classification of elementary particles and their
interaction; conservation laws in the physics of elementary particles.
Nuclear Physics: atomic nuclei as the bound states of nucleons; isotopes, isotones
and isobars; nuclear structure and stability; radioactive disintegrations, half life, radio
activity detectors and counting instruments.
Statistical Physics: macroscopic bodies; phase space; statistical laws; statistical equilibrium;
statistical distribution; Gibb's distribution; conservation laws in statistical
physics: system of indistingushable identical particles- Bose and Fermi statistics;
laws of thermodynamics; entropy; thermodynamic relationships; temperature, pressure,
equation of statge; state of matter- the ideal gas, Clausius-Clapeyron's equation;
liquid state-viscosity, surface tension, superfluidity; solid state-crystalline and
amourphous state; dielectrics, semiconductors, conductors and superconductors; Stellar
states of matter.