PHY391 Proseminar Theoretische Physik

The proseminar will cover a broad range of selected topics in theoretical physics, ranging from cosmology over statistical physics to particle physics.

Possible talks are

• The big bang theory
• The cosmic microwave background
• What is dark matter?
• The WIMP paradigm
• Stellar evolution, supernovae, and the cosmic distance ladder
• Dark energy and inflation
• Black holes
• Gravitational waves
• Gravitational lensing
• Noether theorem
• Lorentz and Poincaré groups
• Causality and dispersion relations
• Random systems and Markov processes
• Phase transitions, the Ising model, and spontaneous symmetry breaking
• Chaos theory
• Path integrals
• Relativistic quantum mechanics: Klein–Gordon and Dirac equations
• Beta decay, Fermi theory, and weak interaction
• Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
• The Standard Model (SM) and the Higgs
• Quark mixing
• The baryon asymmetry of the universe
• Neutrino masses and neutrino oscillations
• Physics beyond the SM
• ...

Please note that the Proseminar PHY391 now takes place during fall semesters, starting with HS2024.

Time and Place: Monday, 10:15 - 12:00, room Y23-G-04

Assignments of the topics: Monday, 16.09.2024. Slides (PDF, 136 KB)

The topics will be presented and assigned during the first lecture. Students unable to attend the lecture should contact P. Stoffer.

• give one presentation
• attendance of at least 80% of the presentations by other students
• active participation in discussions

Download schedule (PDF, 30 KB)