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University of Florida <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

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contemporary methods in computational physics, especially<br />

advanced version of FORTRAN.<br />

PHZ 6166: Qualitative Methods of Theoretical Physics(3)<br />

Prereq: PHY 6246, 6346, 6536, 6645, or consent of instructor.<br />

Hands-on experience in formulating and analyzing theoretical<br />

problems using scaling, approximate mathematical methods,<br />

principles of symmetries, etc. Some workshops.<br />

PHZ 6247: Chemical Physics (3) Prereq: PHY 6645 or consent of<br />

instructor. Identical to CHM 6520. Intermolecular forces, molecular<br />

dynamics; electromagnetic properties of molecular systems; solid<br />

surfaces; theoretical and computation methods.<br />

PHZ 6355: Elementary Particle Physics I (3) Prereq: PHY 6646.<br />

Dirac and Klein-Gordon equations, Feynman diagrams, scattering<br />

amplitudes; the standard model of weak, electromagnetic, and<br />

strong interactions; phenomenology of high energy physics.<br />

PHZ 6358: Standard Model of Elementary Particles I (3)<br />

Nonabelian gauge theory, Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model of<br />

electromagnetic and weak interactions. Spontaneous symmetry<br />

breaking and Higgs mechanism, theory of weak processes focusing<br />

on quantum corrections and their physical consequences.<br />

PHZ 6391: Seminar in Astrophysics (1; max: 12) S/U.<br />

PHZ 6392: Seminar in Particle Physics (1; max: 12) S/U.<br />

PHZ 6426: Solid State I (3) Prereq: PHY 6536. Quantum theory of<br />

crystalline solids: Bloch theorem, electronic structure,<br />

thermodynamic and transport properties of metals, lattice dynamics,<br />

electronic interactions in solids, semiconductors and insulators.<br />

PHZ 6493: Seminar in Condensed Matter Physics (1; max: 12)<br />

S/U.<br />

PHZ 6607: Special and General Relativity (3) Prereq: PHY 6246.<br />

Special relativity, tensor analysis, covariant electromagnetism and<br />

hydrodynamics; general relativity, Riemannian geometry, gravity as<br />

curvature, exact solutions; relativistic astrophysics, cosmology.<br />

PHZ 7357: Elementary Particle Physics II (3) Prereq: PHZ 6355.<br />

Continuation of PHZ 6355. Extensions of the standard model.<br />

Calculations of QCD corrections.<br />

PHZ 7359: Standard Model of Elementary Particles II (3)<br />

Prereq: PHZ 6358. Strong interactions, perturbation study of<br />

quantum chromodynamics (QCD) of quarks and gluons. Chiral<br />

description of long-range QCD, supersymmetric extensions of<br />

standard model, grand unification<br />

PHZ 7427: Solid State II (3) Prereq: PHZ 6426. Physics of<br />

collective phenomena in condensed matter systems: electronelectron<br />

and electron-phonon interactions, magnetism,<br />

superconductivity, and quantum transport.<br />

PHZ 7428: Modern Condensed Matter Physics(3) Prereq: PHZ<br />

6426. Green’s functions and many-body perturbation theory, with<br />

applications to topics in modern condensed matter physics.<br />

Superconductors, quantum magnetism, quantum transport, quantum<br />

hall effect. Other modern techniques and numerical methods.<br />

PHZ 7429: Phases of Condensed Matter (3) Prereq: PHZ 6426 or<br />

consent of instructor. Focus on structural properties, transitions and

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