This page covers different courses taught by the members of our group.
Schedules
| Day | Time | Course | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 11:15–12:45 | BLH | |
| Tuesday | 11:00–12:00 | zoom | |
| Wednesday | 16:00–17:00 | zoom | |
| Thursday | 11:15–12:45 | BLH | |
| Friday |
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Courses
Physics (M.Sc.) 12-PHY-MWPMQ2
The main goals of this course, composed of the lectures and seminars, are to give:
- an overview of various applications of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
- basics of nuclear magnetic relaxation processes
- insights into diffusion processes and diffusion measurements in soft-matter systems using gradient NMR
- basic understanding of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- first on-hand experience with experimental NMR
The module is recommended for M.Sc., B.Sc. IPSP and M.Sc. IPSP students.
Content
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Literature
- Callaghan, P. T., Translational Dynamics & Magnetic Resonance
- Haacke, M. E. et al., Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles and Sequence Design
- Kimmich, R., NMR: Tomography, Diffusometry, Relaxometry
Module Physics (B. Sc.): 12-PHY-BIPEP1
Schedule for the module Experimental Physics I
| Monday | Friday |
|---|---|
11.15am–12.45pm Online via Zoom | 11.15am–12.45pm Online via Zoom |
To follow the lecture online, please find in Moodle Experimental Physics I, IPSP, WS20-21. The link to Zoom-sessions you will find there in the EXP1 Forum.
To subscribe for the course you will need a password, which is sent via Alma-Web. The same platform will also be used for other activities, such as submitting homework or communications with the teaching assistant and tutors. The seminar problems, lecture slides, and lecture notes will be posted on this web-page.
Lectures
The lecture notes in book format will be updated after each topic covered:
The office hours are on wednesday, 3:30 pm. The link to Zoom is published in Moodle.
In the following table you can find our lecture topics for the and suggestions for self-study.
| Topic | Self-study |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Motion along a line | Equation of motion, integral form |
| Scalars and vectors | Dot and cross products, properties |
| Motion in 2D and 3D | Circular motion, relative motion |
| Laws of motion | Coriolis forces |
| Work energy | Virial theorem |
| System of particles, center of mass, collisions | Restitution coefficient, astroblaster |
| Rotational motion: Basics, angular momentum | Physics of tippe top, inertia tensor |
| Static equlibrium | Ladder problem |
| Gravity | Motion along elliptical orbits |
| Fluid mechanics | Dynamics of capillary rise |
| Oscillations | Damped driven oscillations |
| Coupled oscillator | |
| Waves |
Office Hours
The office hours are on Wednesday, 15:30. The link to Zoom is published in Moodle.
Exercise seminars
There will be two seminars for two groups of students:
- Tuesday, 11.15am–12.45pm, Theoretical Lecture Hall
- Wednesday, 11.15am–12.45pm, Theoretical Lecture Hall
Exercise sheets
Solutions should be submitted via Moodle – the link is above
- for each problem solved, a certain number of points (as indicated at the end of each task) will be credited
- the sum of all points earned by a student during the semester must be at least 50% of the maximal possible number
- some useful mathematics may be found here
In the following table you can find the exercise sheets.
| Number | Uploaded | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seminar 1 | |
| 2 | Seminar 2 | |
| 3 | Seminar 3 | |
| 4 | Seminar 4 | |
| 5 | ||
| 6 | Seminar 6 | |
| 7 | Seminar 7 | |
| 8 | Seminar 8 | |
| Additional Fluid Mechanic Problems | ||
| Examination Problems from 18/19 |
Exam
Written examination at the end of the course (~ 3 hours) – to obtain permission all students should attend seminars and solve at least 50 percent of the homework tasks.
Evaluation results - Seminar Experimental Physics I
Any question related to permission, grades, or the ones related to the content may be discussed during the office hours (for link see moodle).
Examination: 08.02.2021, 11:00 - 14:00, online
The examination room/link in Zoom is the same as for the lectures.Please be there 15 minutes before 11:00. Downloading the examination tasks and uploading of the solutions will be done via Moodle.
Together with your solutions you must submit also a signed "declaration of independency".
Please use the file names for your solutions and the declaration as "NAME_IMMATRICULATIONNUMBER_EXP1_IPSP_SOLUTIONS.pdf" and
"NAME_IMMATRICULATIONNUMBER_EXP1_IPSP_DECLARATION.pdf", respectively.
Post-trial Exam:
Physics (B.Sc.): 12-PHY-BIPEP2
TUE 11:15 -12:45 Zoom Hall
FR 11:15 - 12:45 Zoom Hall
Experimental Physics II, IPSP, SS21
Zoom-link for the lectures (the password will be sent via Alma-Web)
Moodle will exclusively be used for seminars. To subscribe you need a password, which is also sent via Alma-Web. All homework tasks will be uploaded there, the solutions need to be submitted via Moodle. There you will also have the options to communicate with the teaching assistants.
Lectures
The lecture slides and lecture notes will be posted on this web-page.
The lecture notes
in a book format will be updated after each topic covered.
| Topic | Slides | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetic theory of gases, Diffusion | KGT | |
| 1st Law of Thermodynamics | FLT | |
| II Law of Thermodynamics | SLT | |
| Entropy | Entropy | |
| Real gases | RG | |
| Thermodynamic functions | TF | |
| Electric charge, dipole | EC | |
| Continuous charges, Gauss's law | CC | |
| Electric potential, capacitors, dielectrics | EPC | |
| Electric current, circuits | ECC | |
| Magnetic field, magnetic moment | MF | |
| Sources of magnetic field | SMF | |
| Magnetic induction | MI |
Books
Fundamentals of Physics (Halliday, Resnick, Walker)
Book series from W. Demtröder
Kompaktkurs Physik (Pfeiffer, Schmiedel, Stannarius)
Seminars
Exercise sheets:
Solutions shall be uploaded in Moodle, the deadlines for each seminars are indicated there.
- for each problem solved, a certain number of points (as indicated at the end of each task) will be credited
- the sum of all points earned by a student during the semester must be at least 50% of the maximal possible number
Teaching assistants:
- Sebastian Belau (@uni-leipzig.de)
- Ulrich Kemper (@uni-leipzig.de)
| # | uploaded | deadline |
Consultations
Any questions related to admission, grades, or lecture content may be discussed on:
Examination
Examination Date: 27.07.21, 13:00-16:00
Examination will take place online. We meet shortly before 13:00 in the same Zoom-room which we have used for the lectures (Mee-tin-g I-D: 651 9216 9711
P-a-s-s-c-o-d-e: 558444) . You will need to submit your solutions via Moodle as you have done it with the seminar homework. There a link for the exam has been created.
The examination task I will post via Zoom and also dublicate on the Moodle page.
Post-trial exam:
Electromagnetic Waves and Basics of Quantum Physics
Lectures
MON 11:00 -12:30 Large Lecture Hall
THU 11:00 -12:30 Large Lecture Hall
The lecture slides and lecture notes will be posted on this web-page.
The lecture notes in a book format will be updated after each topic covered.
| Topic | Slides | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AC Circuits | Reactances; phase shifts; power; complex impedance; Kirchoff's rules for AC circuits; examples | |
| Electromagnetic oscillations | Energy conversation; damped, damped driven, and coupled oscillations | |
| Maxwell's equations | EMW in cables, displacement current, EMW in empty space, Maxwell's equations, energy and sources of EMW | |
| Geometric optic | Geometric vs. wave optic | |
| Reflection and refraction | Brewster's law, boundary conditions, Fresnels equations, reflection and transmission coefficients | |
| Ray optics | Images, Mirrors, Lenses | |
| Basics of interference | Basics, two point-like sources, thin films, interferometers, multi-ray interference | |
| Basics of diffraction | Fresnel zones, diffraction on a hole, Babinet's principle, diffraction grating | |
| Light quanta | Light quanta, photoelectric current, Compton scattering | |
| Black-body radiation | Equilibrium radiation, adiabatic invariants, cavity model, RJ law, Planck's radiation equation | |
| Atomic models | Atomic models due to Thomson and Rutherford, spectral lines, Bohr's model, Frank-Hertz experiment | |
| Matter waves | de Broigle waves, uncertainty principle | |
| Schrödinger equation | Derivation, properties, potential walls and barriers | |
| Quantisation of energy | Potential wells, Quantum Harmonic Oscillator, the correspondence principle for QHO |
Seminars
Teaching assistants:
Group A: Stefan Tsankov, Mondays 15:15, Room 225
Group B: Carlotta Ficorella, Tuesdays 15:15, Room 218
Exercise sheets:
The exercises will be uploaded to Moodle (more details come later).
Solutions shall be uploaded in Moodle too, the deadlines for each seminars are indicated there.
- for each problem solved, a certain number of points (as indicated at the end of each task) will be credited
- the sum of all points earned by a student during the semester must be at least 50% of the maximal possible number
FINAL GRADES
EXAMINATION: Mo, 21. Feb. 2022 09:00-12:00
Second examination: 28.03.2022, 09:00 - 12:00
Some exemplary examination tasks
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Lectures
Monday: 11:15 -12:45 - Large Lecture Hall
Thursday: 11:15 -12:45 - Large Lecture Hall
| Topic | Notes | Experiment |
|---|---|---|
| Operators | LS1 | |
| Hydrogen atom, radial distribution, magnetism | LS2 | |
| Spin-orbit coupling, fine structure, anomalous Zeeman effect | LS3 | |
| Selection rules | LS4 | |
| Atomic shells with several electrons | LS5 | |
| Diatomic molecules, Chemical bonds, Molecular spectroscopy | LS6 | |
| Basics of polymer physics | ||
The lecture notes
in a book format (will be progressively updated, last update on 06.06.22).
Books
- Demtröder, Wolfgang "Atoms, Molecules and Photons", Springer 2010
- Alonso, Finn "Physics" Addison-Wesley Longman 1992
- C.J. Foot "Atomic Physics", Oxford Master Series 2005
- R. Johnes "Soft Condensed Matter", Oxford Master Series 2002
- M. Doi "Soft Matter Physics", Oxford University Press 2013
- Expectation values for rk for hydrogen atom
Seminars
Teaching assistant: Xiaofan Xie
Time: Monday, 15:15-16:45
Place: Seminar Room 225
The solutions need to be submitted electronically using Moodle (moodle2.uni-leipzig.de). You need to find there Experimental Physics 4, IPSP (EXP4_2022_IPSP), the subscription is password protected, the password will be send to everyone via AlmaWeb. The exercises will be uploaded there and the deadline for submission of the solutions will be indicated.
- For each problem solved, a certain number of points (as indicated at the end of each task) will be credited
- The sum of all points earned by a student during the semester must be at least 50% of the maximal possible number
Consultations
Any questions related to admission, grades, or lecture content may be inquired per e-mail.
Examination
The list of students admitted to exam.
An example of a typical examination sheet may be found here: Trial examination
(solutions
)
Date: 01.08.22, 9:00 - 12:00
Place:
Post-trial exam
Date: 26.09.22, 9:00 12:00
Place: