Course: Quantum Electrodynamics

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Course title Quantum Electrodynamics
Course code OPT/PGSKE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hradil Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
-Quantization of free electromagnetic field -Interaction between electromagnetic field and matter -Renormalization -Non-relativistic quantum theory of many particles, quantum gas -Propagators and scattering theory -Processes in quantum electrodynamics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Basic concepts related to quantization of free electromagnetic field
Evaluation Evaluate the particular methods and principles, explain the aspects and results concerning the given issue, integrate the knowledge, predict the solutions, evaluate the results and outcomes.
Prerequisites
No prior requirements.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics (examination)
Recommended literature
  • Greiner W. (1997). Quantum Mechanics - Special Chapters. Springer, Berlin.
  • Greiner W., Reinhardt J. (1996). Quantum Electrodynamics. Springer, Berlin.


Study plans that include the course
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