Fundamentals of classical theory of electromagnetic (e.m.) radiation. Oscillation fields and their quantization: phonons. Klein Gordon field. Electromagnetic fields and potentials: photons and their quantization in the Coulomb gauge. Interaction of matter with e.m. fields: photon emission and absorption, scattering of light. Quantum Statistics. Superfluidity, phonon spectrum and spontaneous symmetry breaking. Dirac’s equation for the electron, main consequences and its quantization.
M. Ciafaloni: notes on “Introduzione alla teoria dei campi”, R. Casalbuoni, notes on Quantum Field Theory, available on web; F. Mandl and G. Shaw, Quantum Field Theory (J. Wiley and sons); L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Physique Statistique, Editions MIR
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: Introductory treatment of quantum fields, like photons, phonons and particlesCompetence acquired: Calculating probabilities of simple radiative processesSkills acquired (at the end of the course):Theoretical perturbative treatment of radiation – matter interactions
Prerequisites
Courses recommended: Courses on Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics (Laurea triennale on Physics and Astrophysics)
Teaching Methods
CFU: 9Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 80
Further information
Office hours:dominici@fi.infn.itWednesday 16-18
Type of Assessment
Oral test
Course program
Fundamentals of classical theory of electromagnetic (e.m.) radiation. Oscillation fields and their quantization: phonons. Quantization of Klein Gordon Field. Electromagnetic fields and potentials: photons and their quantization in the Coulomb gauge. Interaction of matter with e.m. fields: photon emission and absorption, scattering of light. Quantum statistics. Condensed matter: Superfluidity, phonon spectrum and spontaneous symmetry breaking (outline). Relativistic particles: Dirac’s equation for the electron, its main consequences and its quantization.