COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM THEORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5142 RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM THEORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to learn the basic problems and formulation of Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn how to solve the Dirac Equation
2   Learn Lorentz Covariance
3   Learn four vector notation and its applications
4   Understand relativistic quantum mechanical equation of motion
5   Learn symmetries and conservations laws
6   Learn how to solve Klein-Gordon Equation
7   Being able to do some applications in the various particle interactions
8   Learn basic properties of particles and anti-particles and their interactions
9   Being able to use group theoretical methods in quantum mechanical problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Relativistic Kinematics, Lorentz Transformation
2 Four-Vectors
3 Energy and Momentum and Collisions
4 Introduction to Particle Physics: Particle Interactions in the Standard Model, The Yukawa Model
5 Feynman Diagrams
6 Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
7 Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and Weak Interactions
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Electromagnetism as a Gauge Theory
10 Gauge invariance (and covariance) in quantum mechanics
11 Formulation of a Relativistic Quantum Theory
12 Massive Spin-1/2 Particles: the Dirac Equation and free-particle solutions
13 Massive Spin-0 Particles: Klein-Gordon (KG) Equation, Probability current for the KG equation
14 Dirac s and Feynman s Interpretation of the negative energy solutions of the KG and Dirac Equations
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bjorken, J. D. and Drell, S. D. (1998). Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, New York.
2. Aitchison and Hey, Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, Vol:1, IOP (2004)

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Walter Greiner, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics (2000), Springer.
2. David Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, Willey

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer sessions
3.Discussing
4.Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +ASG * 0.10 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +ASG * 0.10 +RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exams and assignments are taken as the achievements of students for the course.
2. Final exam will be added to the achievements of students for the course (to the midterms and assignments), thereby the student's success will be determined.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.
4. Students, who do not participate in Midterm exams and regularly do the assignments, not allowed entering the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhammed.deniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday at 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 5 65
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

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